'Man'

We live in a world now where babies no longer crave the milk from their mothers’ breast,

But crave the sweet, sweet blood that pumps along their veins.

Despair and grief has spread, it has become a worldwide disease,

Now you can hear cries ring out through the night,

 Lamenting howls, of torturous, agonizing pain.

 

Spouses have long forgotten the meaning of; ‘Until death do we part’,

Children are cursed before birth, born in to a broken house,

And you can still stand before the world and tell them,

 “This is America, the land of the free.”?

 

Tell me, who is free? Who is considered equal?

We are in a world where the color of your skin is glared upon if it’s not white,

We are in a world where innocent blood is spilled,

 Where it runs upon the sidewalks, painting them crimson.

 

We are in a world where hate is our motto, and blood soaks our hands,

Where the government is our hierarchy and we are the stands,

Where our children will never know the meaning of equality between men,

Where evil reigns in the disguise of ‘Man’--

Author's Note

The land of the free---

Reviews

[ANTO]

Until all men accept equality as a right not a privilege to be granted nor withheld there will be blood. Communities will polarize and the interfaces will become battlegrounds. No winners in that scenario. Racism by stealth used to be the order of the day now they dont even care who sees what they do anymore - for they have been given carte blanche by the powers that be - only the top tiny percentage fool themselves anymore that they are free, in the manner as was envisaged by the founding fathers, and they are always looking over shoulders - what kind of freedom is that.
Most countries have followed suit. Freedom dies a slow lingering death while we look on wringing our hands and wailing and gnashing our teeth as was foretold.

Well written political/humanitarian words Niyia

[AaronFreitas]

Beautiful work. I love the way you attack may of societies issues. Broken homes, discrimination, our government, and freedom. I love the way you didn't shy away from these issues but challenged them head on. I enjoyed reading your words :)