Thursday, February 3, 2011

Why are you watching the news?


Why are you watching the news


Why are you watching the news
not making news
why are you studying history
not stepping into the street to
make history
why are you crying oh how pitiful
those Tunisians, Egyptians
Yemenites, Jordanians
Palestinians
yet you are those people
your condition proves it

why you are so pitiful
your president spoke in Cairo
extending his hands to the people
yet clinched his fist when the people
entered liberation square
why do you not check his cowardice
with your bravery
march in unity with Africa, Middle East freedom
stand for economic democracy in your land
speak for proper education in the 21 century
devoid of white supremacy addiction, domination
reach to help battered women, men and children
climb the walls of prisons to liberate captives
why
why
why?
--Marvin X
2/3/11

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