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How Would You Feel. You walk into the dining room. Your parents are having a Full English Breakfast. Yum. While you are having nothing. So let's stop this.
A slave Prostitution your career Abused and controlled by fear.... A slave Forced into labour whilst all the benefits others savour....
A cage is a closed door. A cage is a place of sadness. Captivity. A cage is a freedom-stealer. It reeks of despair. Metal bars, thick and strong. Holdfast, and don't break for long.
I hope peace would prevail. I hope kindness would fill the air. I hope wars would all fail. I hope everyone would really care. I hope we stop judging one another. I hope every child has a mother.
I'm sorry but I don't want to be an Emperor, that's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white.
Why. Why isn't all of this world we live in not peaceful. Why is there poor children being abused or on the streets coz they have no home.
They got us locked up; mouths gagged. Eyes swollen; arms dragged. Bloodied faces; bodies bagged. Hearts broken; minds lagged. Orange suits; plastic ties. Opression rules; freedom dies.
Can many voices make a difference.
I am sick of all the killings Some kill in the name of religion Other kill in the name of freedom While leaders as usual can't make a decision Just kill and kill Who is paying the bill.
It so sad to see that up to this day The human race doesn't know the way To unite under the sun's ray.
There's a wall that we all know It's been here for centuries and I fear it will never be broken down At least not in my lifetime It's a barrier to equality Walls that separate us and our...
Inspired by @leelee101 piece 'La Gueca Solo' A son, mother, daughter, father dissapears. Raped, tortured or murdered, gone from this world never to reappear.
#augustwriteaday. #augustwriteaday. She wriggles to the rhythm. Softly moves her feet. Swaying to a rumba. And a bossanova beat. A picture of her boy. Clutched tightly to her chest.
As a little girl I was made to believe the world was safe I was told the only thing bad was when I'd misbehave I still grew scared of the big wide world As every night in my bed I curled I thought...
Every man, woman, and child Seeks equal justice Equal opportunities Equal dignity Without discrimination Regardless of race, sex, religion Sexual preference or social status When you were born You...
Without stating the obvious, it is most likely that you would have heard or seen or perhaps even aided the current revolution.
I hold your memory in my hand. This battered old photo is all I have left. Left of civilian, honest man, father of three. The cold metal of the bullet, still nestled in your chest.
With parents who have deep rooted problems of their own Or an addiction so strong it ceases all nurturing instincts It's the children who suffer When the adults don't know how they will put food on...
Please read my post called "no" it is a online protest about the killings of children in Syria. I believe this is horrible. Please we need more likes. More likes equals more people know about it.
Please read my post called "NO!!!". It is an online protest about the killing of children in Syria. All I ask is for you to like, comment and/ or repost the post.
They say we have right, but I do not agree. There just lying to us, trying to lure us in a false sense of security. I mean let's try the basic ones like the rights for a warm home and food and drink.
To the Unjust, the Cruel, and the Ignorant: Together we have seen a new era, a temporal of untainted ideals and concepts of equality unimagined before in the cracks of history.
Once upon a time people didn't hate you the second you speak. Once upon a time people didn't judge you by how you looked. Once upon a time people didn't criticize everything you did.
The oppressed rise above their oppressors. The poor having a share in the worlds wealth. Everyone to be given equality. Caged animals returned to the wild. Politicians lies turn to truths.