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Don’t Defund the police and don’t say all capitalism has got to go
Lets be honest, your research is little and there’s lots you don’t know

Capitalism, ain’t here, its Neo-Liberalism’s the name of your fear
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE SYSTEM IS YOUR PEER.

Okay so the voting system is kind of whack
But where’s your money gone to and who do you back?

Whenever there’s a bandwagon you might jump on board
When you hear “Anti-Racist”, you applaud
But on Black Friday you open doors,
You leap right into the Capital Maws

Here’s the truth, here’s the fact
You little post, it won’t do jack
When every other step you take is on the beaten track
Being, its more than a Scene, and that’s there’s crack

WAIT THOUGH! DON’T JUST RUN!
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF DAEDALUS AND HIS SON?

Jheeze, one Act an Actor makes not
If you’re a quintessential ‘Alternative’, you’re still a robot
You’ve an arrogance of rightness, that’s what you’ve got
The saddest thing is, so does your Despot

So maybe there’s a chance your desktop’s got more than social functions
Maybe humility with clarity would yield a better unction
Than screaming for the death of those with a truncheon


Yes they do bad, but they also do good,
Many aren’t here, when for their children, they should
They’re at work and in stress, or the in grace of Grim’s hood
When the **** hits the fan they run towards it, I ask if you would?

The point is to remember the good, and from this then grow
Not to dismember what’s built, and from bliss go below
To be clear, there are clearly systematic problems with policing systems that need to be worked on. Better community integration, use of social-contact theory, aggression displacement, expiating arbitrary stress as well as facilitating proper mental & physical health, robust education that teaches critical thinking and empathy, energy and resource infrastructure that's fairly distributed as well as enabling people to engage in labour they find meaningful.
Once all this is sorted, police will become largely redundant.
Until this is all sorted, millions of human animals are living in close quarters that are all getting riled up because of normal problems and covid problems. Maybe taking away a check on their primordial impulses isn't a great idea because under all that humanity you're still an animal.
CI Thomas Jun 2020
NO JUSTICE,
NO PEACE!
Please control the police.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,
IT'S TIME TO GET TOUGH!
Can't you see
We've called your bluff?

WE DON'T WANT FORGIVENESS,
FOR THE COLOUR OF OUR SKIN!
Black isn't a sin.

SILENCE EQUALS VIOLENCE,
I STAND WITH YOU!
There's no time for patience
What will you do?

POLICE TERROR AND VIOLENCE
IS ALSO A VIRUS!
The hate you spread
Has only inspired us.

I'M NOT A THREAT
OR DID YOU FORGET?
When you knelt down
On my neck?
If you can afford to, please take time to spread the word and donate to any charities or funds supporting Black Lives Matter. It is important that we all stand together in this time of need and show the idiots running our countries how serious we are.

To all of those attending protests, don't forget to plan ahead with hand sanitiser, masks, thick clothing and comfortable shoes. Protect yourselves from COVID-19, rubber bullets and teargas.
Shofi Ahmed Jun 2020
Killing for colour
because one is black.
Don't count on just one
because black, white
pink and brown
we all mourn.

I can't breath
I can feel the pain
on my arms, on my chest
on my legs on my back
and on my head
my heart is broken.

Because killing an innocent  
is not only Floyd in the US
is never one
is killing mankind!
DC Hall May 2020
There is another pandemic
Sweeping across the country
The more pigment you have
The more you're at risk
If you disobey
You die
There is no end in sight

I heard there are riots
downtown for George
Chauvin is going to fry
In more ways than one.
I don't think it will make things better.
But it's a start
K B May 2020
Black and blue
Yet beneath that thin veneer of flesh runs streams of red
Red...just as human as you
Born with colour of a different shade
Always believing my colour to be my biggest shame
Dark skinned, my very existence a hateful sin
My days are spent with my head hung in fear and impotent rage
Keenly aware that I'm human but of a lesser grade

Black and blue
A symbol of justice and truth
Once in my youth I cheered for you
Now, jaded and old i turn my head and hide from you
Years of anger and persecution has made me shrewd

Black and Blue
The painful imprint you left on my skin after Karen's call came through
Despair, frustration, sorrow
In that moment, I feel all shades of blue
All this suffering because of the lies of Karen, that hateful shrew
This time I walk away with my life
Can't say the same about my wounded pride

Black and Blue
Blue, the colour of peace and harmony
That's what others see when they look at you
But with every wheezing breath my lips turn blue
Black creeps along the edges of my vision
Black and Blue, the colours of death
My lungs burst as they strain for that free breath of life
"I can't breathe"
I'm not allowed to.
After all, I'm not a human like you.
The Calm May 2020
I have died a million times
Master's whip
Has left my back a million lines
Each body left broken
Connections lost
Cut a million vines
Each body left breathless
"I can't breathe" the words screamed a billion times
I die every time another black man is unjustfully executed. His stories, his family, his legacy. We're all connected.
Today I wake up frightened
limited to only a pigment
Blue and red lights cause
more trepidation than
equanimity, palms sweaty
brows furrowed terror
sneaks up behind me.
Thoughtless bigots
ready to beat me
blindly. Stop my car
because I don't have a
tail light        intimidation
evokes more concern
cornered by three blue
lifes in comparison to my
one. One hand on their clip
the other by their side
To them there is only die
this may be goodbye

- A Black Girl Untold

“ RTI found black female drivers got pulled over in Raleigh's Southwest District at a higher rate than other population groups.'' - Abc 11

Title: all credits to the lovely Jess Rizkallah
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Nandini yadav Apr 2020
लॉकडाउन हो गया देश में
संकट बड़ा ही भारी है
जब बन्द हो गए सभी घरों में
तब कुछ सेवाएं ज़ारी हैं
बन्द हो गए मंदिर सारे
लोगों के मन मुरझाये हैं
अस्पतालों में देखा हमने
भगवान निकल कर आये हैं,
खुद की परवाह किये बिना
दिन रात जो सेवा करते हैं
देकर नई जिंदगी हमको
खुद रोज़ मौत से लड़ते हैं
मुश्किल भारी इस घड़ी में
कोरोना जैसे रावण है
कोरोना की कमर तोड़ने
आया पुलिस प्रसाशन है
घर परिवार को छोड़ कर अपने
गली सड़कों पर खड़े हुए
न घुसने देंगे कोरोना को
इस बात पर सब डटे हुए
दोस्तों ये समय है ऐसा
हम सबको साथ आना है
बेवज़ह घर से न निकलकर
कोरोना को सफल बनाना है।

www.youtube.com/POETRY

Protector of the country


..Lockdown in the country
The crisis is too heavy
When all the houses were closed
Then some services are released
Temple closed
People's minds are withering
We saw in hospitals
God has come out,
Regardless of myself
Those who serve day and night
Giving us new life
Fight yourself to the death every day
Hard heavy in this hour
Corona is like Ravana
Corona's back break
Aaya is a police officer
Leaving home family
Street standing
Will not allow corona
All set to the point
This is the time friends
We all have to come together
Not needlessly leaving the house
Corona has to succeed.
दोस्तों अब आप मुझसे जुड़े रह सकते हैं मेरे custom url के साथ
www.youtube.com/miniPOETRY
Vladimir Lionter May 2020
I like December New-York by all soul’s fibres
Inspiration is hovering in the air
When holiday admiration is Christmas
And joy’s agitation is pleasant there.
The winter day’s so great in the Central Park
And almost for attire is its paradise.
They are playing country music as if Roy Clark
Were here with talented artists’ dozens.
Wonderful is always view in Fifth Avenue,
As is Holliwoods films were on farther.
And Daniel’s has so tasteful menu,
Thus the Big Apple is one big wonder.
{2018}

НЬЮ-ЙОРК
Я так люблю декабрьский Нью-Йорк,
Ведь в воздухе витает вдохновенье,
Рождественский предпраздничный восторг
И радости приятное волненье!
Зимой прекрасен очень Central Park –
Природный рай почти для урбанистов!
Играют кантри будто сам Рой Кларк
Здесь дюжины талантливых артистов!
Чудесен вид на Пятой Авеню –
Как будто ты в кино из Голливуда!
Тут в Daniel’e вкусное меню –
Большое Яблоко – одно большое чудо!
{2018}

Translator - I. Toporov
Vladimir Lionter May 2020
The Empire of oil and gas
Russia’s a very rich country, there
There are oil, gas and diamonds
And it’ll stand exactly during war fair.
Although the Russian people’s growing
Poor, our power is afraid
Of nothing, they’ve been broadcasting
On TV for years in the truth’s stead
“Stand, we can be proud of everything.”
Our powerful Army’ll smash all enemies,
Oligarchs, all the nobility.
Who’s against the regime, will be killed, mind this,
Paying by blood for his perfidy
The Father-President wanted to be a tsar,
When electing himself a hundred
Terms. But the system’ll crash down going so far
The fish begins to stink at the head.
{2018}

ИМПЕРИЯ НЕФТИ И ГАЗА
Россия – богатая очень страна:
Есть золото, нефть и алмазы!
И выстоит точно, коль будет война,
Империя нефти и газа!
Хотя и нищает российский народ,
Но власть ничего не боится –
Вещают с экранов который уж год:
«Держитесь, нам есть, чем гордиться!»
Ведь мощная армия всех сокрушит –
Врагов олигархов и знати!
Кто против режима, тот будет убит
И кровью измену оплатит!
Царем захотел быть Отец-Президент –
Сто сроков себя избирает!
Но рухнет система в какой-то момент,
Ведь рыба с бошки прогнивает!
{2018}

Translator - I. Toporov
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