“life Has Become Cheap” Poem by persian khushi

With many hidden turn offs
So many obstacles
And hurdles to overcome
If ever you will arrive in one piece
Danger wherever you go
At any time of the day
You could lose your life
You head on a shelf in a witchdoctor’s shack as a trophy
Or sold for muti
The rest of you sold on the black market
Someone will become a fat cat
Your soul will be missed
Or your head may be blown away
Buried in a shallow mass grave
Don’t mind me please I’m not trying to scare you
Realistically this is the life

As I see it
There is no guarantee
Of security and safety
We live in a society controlled by greed
Criminals in fancy suits heading countries
Breaking every promise
Good ones set aside of course
Soon to be dismissed
The masses muted by poverty and threats
Always in a drunken stupor
The suburbs controlled by drug lords
And rival gang fights
Mind you don’t get caught in between
You might lose your face
Yet another statistic

As a foreigner your life on a thread
Making ends meet finding a niche in the market
A group of Pakistanis
Baking thousands of bread daily
For there is a demand
Killed by local bakers
For they feel business should be purely theirs
There is
The greed
The corruption
The crime
Such is life
Wherever you go