Days of Pain and Sorrow

God I wish I were in America

Seeing my sister without being afraid

to be killed because of Hijab

The high priced liberty

seems too far for Iran

Saw my people fighting

against the dictator king

through bloody photos of the past

Walked in the street with a photo of the king

an old man saw me and

in a sudden burst into cry:

God bless the king

When these days finish?

Is this God's punish?

When will we breathe freely?

When will we speak freely?"

I ran so he would not see

an 18 year old boy want to cry

I cried cause stil

there are dozens of ways to try

The joy for us,

Iranians, wasn't an option

at all.

Reviews

[William Michael Reeves]

You will breathe freely when fresh air blows through the lands. You will speak freely when oppressors are buried in the sands. To be in America is the call of many hands. Your tears fall where many a boy stands. This boy would be willing to cry for the justice that freedom demands!

Your poem sings heavy with poetic commands,
billigami

[Nima.Hope]

Every part of the world has it's own problems but most of the problems are gathered in the middle east, sadly.
I don't think that this area will see freedom in less than 3 decades from now.....
Thank you dear Poet Bill, your words of wisdom rhyme through your review.
Thanks
Nima

[Gee]

The brave that stand up get butchered the would be braves stay quiet. Ruling by fear has long been the way of dictators and tyrants

[Nima.Hope]

sad story of the middle-east.
Thank you Gee.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Liberty should never cost like this...
it is so tragic when there are no options...
we people cannot breathe or speek freely...
Dictators need to have their balls removed.
j.

[Nima.Hope]

Greetings jacob, I guess the news of Iran has been on the nerve of Americans too I guess.
Iran is a very complicated country, freedom costs a lot. We removed a dictator king who was secular and nationalist and replaced him with ten times worse dictators!!!!!!! At least, the king didn't kill people for hijab or going to the bar.