To an injustice, what justice?
To torture, what reprisal?
To ******, what reawakening?
To arson, what renewal?
To hurt, what healing?
To war, what rebuilding?
To hate, what love?
To oppression, what expression?
To apartheid, what equal rights?
To racism, what humanity?
To nepotism, what equal opportunity?
To terrorism, what love and affection?
The world over,
Here and there,
Great dehumanisation,
People have been reduced,
To banana peel thrown by the sidewalk;
No significance is given,
To the soul that makes us equal,
Man turns upon man,
At the slightest provocation;
Throats are slit,
Blood is spilled,
Innocent heads, vital organs,
Harvest ed without remorse;
Blood is currency,
Ritualists offer for wealth,
Whether known or unknown,
People vanish, bodies are found;
But where did we go wrong?
We've turned our backs?
On the Almighty,
And faced evil, squarely;
Why do we inflict pain on others,
Throw families into sorrow,
***** life out of human beings,
As though pinching a lit candle?
Oh, what cruelty!
Visited upon the vulnerable,
Left to the whims of the wicked,
And the caprices of the malevolent;
So, will justice come?
Can these damages be repaired?
For all these iniquities,
What price?
Originally penned December 2000, modified September 2001, March 2002, July 2002.
