Say Not That

Say Not That

Say not that they died 

Where a stood 

When they stood against oppression 

And wrong 

Say not that the battle is over

When it is not yet won 

And ere the sun rises 

Another day is begun. 

Say not that force of arms 

Are the only wars worth fighting 

For to hold the peace 

Is as of a thousand of all things 

Say not that walls protect you 

Whilst you cower behind them 

And the Capitalists monetise your fear 

Forgetting they once cared 

Say not that Democracy is dead 

When the party’s wants trump the peoples’ need

And you have yet the wind in your veins 

And the blood in your sails 

Say not that it can’t be done 

For all things start as possibilities 

And it takes a drop to cause a torrent 

And a river gushing forth. 

(C) Shafeesthoughts 14 April 2019

Flying home from Tunis.