By Fareed Khan
A version of this can be found on Substack.
A version of this can be found on Substack.
When injustice becomes law
resistance becomes a duty we draw
leaders who stand with the Israeli oppressor’s might
have shown their souls cloaked in darkest night.
resistance becomes a duty we draw
leaders who stand with the Israeli oppressor’s might
have shown their souls cloaked in darkest night.
When cruelty becomes normal and vile
compassion becomes radical, worth the while
national leaders who ally without shame
ignoring genocide, they play the devil’s game.
compassion becomes radical, worth the while
national leaders who ally without shame
ignoring genocide, they play the devil’s game.
After more than two and a half years of Israel’s hell
in Gaza where innocents were murdered and fell
politicians refuse to criticize or break
their bond with Israel, for their own sake.
in Gaza where innocents were murdered and fell
politicians refuse to criticize or break
their bond with Israel, for their own sake.
They remain its ally, steadfast they stand
refusing to condemn with blood on their hands
they’ve shown the world who has sold their soul
for a devil’s bargain, which they don’t control.
refusing to condemn with blood on their hands
they’ve shown the world who has sold their soul
for a devil’s bargain, which they don’t control.
Gaza’s horrors still unfold, yet they look away
from the massacres that have darkened every day
their hearts are empty, their consciences sold
to embrace inhumanity, corruption and gold.
from the massacres that have darkened every day
their hearts are empty, their consciences sold
to embrace inhumanity, corruption and gold.
The evil in Gaza, they wilfully ignore
the cries of Palestinian kids dying, and the murderers’ roar
standing firmly with their Israeli ally they are proud
no souls within them, they are just a devil’s crowd.
the cries of Palestinian kids dying, and the murderers’ roar
standing firmly with their Israeli ally they are proud
no souls within them, they are just a devil’s crowd.
These people are not horrified by these evil deeds
more than two and a half years later as Gaza still bleeds
for those with souls it is most horrifying to see
our so-called leaders complicit in genocidal atrocities.
more than two and a half years later as Gaza still bleeds
for those with souls it is most horrifying to see
our so-called leaders complicit in genocidal atrocities.
They’ve shown the world who lacks a soul’s light
who has traded it all for the blackness of Lucifer’s night
for favours, alliances and trade they bend their knees
to a regime committing horrific evil, with complete impunity.
who has traded it all for the blackness of Lucifer’s night
for favours, alliances and trade they bend their knees
to a regime committing horrific evil, with complete impunity.
In halls of power our leaders are clear
they side with the devil’s acolytes, shedding no tears
the world now knows those who sold their souls
while deceit and injustice still take their deadly toll.
they side with the devil’s acolytes, shedding no tears
the world now knows those who sold their souls
while deceit and injustice still take their deadly toll.
Yet some global leaders with moral compasses strong
have condemned Israel to the depths where they belong
they label its leaders as criminals to be convicted
who must burn in hell, and that assertion is not conflicted.
have condemned Israel to the depths where they belong
they label its leaders as criminals to be convicted
who must burn in hell, and that assertion is not conflicted.
With righteous anger they raise their voices
against the Gaza genocide, making the choices
to stand for justice, for Palestinian rights
in the face of darkness and evil they bring the light.
against the Gaza genocide, making the choices
to stand for justice, for Palestinian rights
in the face of darkness and evil they bring the light.
These brave souls label the guilty ones clear
criminals who deserve to rot in eternal fear
to be condemned for the evil of their heinous crimes
while those who seek justice, advocating for better times.
criminals who deserve to rot in eternal fear
to be condemned for the evil of their heinous crimes
while those who seek justice, advocating for better times.
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