What can I do?
I try hard to forget
But I always remember
What I am trying to forget!
The devious ways of
The despots masquerading as leaders
Stay planted in my brain
When I try hard to forget!
The scattered bodies
Of countless less fortunate
Do not leave my retina
When I try hard to forget!
The plight of common people
In contrast to the greedy connivers
Do not leave my conscience
When I try hard to forget!
Images of children washed ashore
That of immigrants stranded and drowning
Stay even behind closed lids, however
Hard I try to forget!
Voices of dissent silenced
Right to protest crushed
Deafen me at the silence they evoke and
I can’t forget how much ever I try!
A cartel runs most countries
Fake news lords over real news
Common sense is conspicuous in absence
I can’t forget however hard I try!
Divided in the name of religion
Persecuted due to birth lottery
Bigots normalizing this is something
I can’t seem to forget!
Men lecturing women on women
Strutting around in their male privilege
Insensitive to every cry is something
I can’t manage to forget!
The pride of patriarchy
The assumed birthright of being a male
Does not seem to vanish anytime soon is
Something I can’t ever forget!
We the people have become
Blind to all injustice
Deaf to plaintive cries
Neutral when a stand must be taken
Selfish when love is scarce
Timid when valor is in need
Slaves when freedom is at stake
Silent witnesses when atrocity is rampant
Judgmental when sensitivity was needed
Is something that I
Never seem to forget!
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