Is That Freedom? Poem by Khadija Islam

Is That Freedom?

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Let's talk about freedom.
A word solely made
for the white kingdom.
Don't get me wrong
but everybody takes a keen interest
in the holocaust victims.
But where is freedom when the African American
are still suffering the once abolished slave system?
The Nazis tortured the Jews
and yes
it was degrading to whole of human kind.
But the blacks got sold
for a dollar, a penny, a dime?
The women raped
and the babies slaved.
Importing them from the African lands
like they were things being shelved?
But hey, where's human rights and freedom at?
The zions kill hundreds of Palestinian a day,
I see no aircraft's rushing to thier aids.
Now do you see what I mean when I say,
freedom is only a white privilege.
~khadija

Monday, August 29, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: freedom
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rajnish Manga 29 August 2016

Slavery might have been abolished in the world but the fact remains that is only on paper. Thank you, Dear Poet, for highlighting the hypocrisy of various powerful groups and the plight of the oppressed people. I quote a couple of lines: it was degrading to whole of human kind. like they were things being shelved?

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Edward Kofi Louis 29 August 2016

Mankind had really put things very difficult on earth. And, Freedom is not easy to come by. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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