Behind The Desks Of The Dead Poem by boukhalfa laouari

Behind The Desks Of The Dead

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Behind a desk there is a desire
A morbid thirst for destruction
There is a man, a headless body
A strong will to block
Behind each desk there is a threat
For the nation, for time, and for humanity
The absurd power of papers
Lie behind each desk
The stupid sacredness of esoteric words
There behind the desks of the land of Sycorax
Offices are big, far, hard and scary
Because in offices there are many desks
Behind each desk there is a man
There is an illness, a story of an epidemic
An anti-colonial story of a legitimate oppression
A long story of a lawful injustice
A righteous robbery under the name of the dead
In the ministry of the dead there are desks
Desks of the dead for the living
The eternal generosity of graves
The world of the dead has a ministry of charity
The charity of whom and what is it for
The necessary charity for the dispossessed living
The absurd solidarity of our lawful thieves
The false charity of our oppressors
To south the passive and stoic oppressed
Let’s free the living, let’s kill the dead
Why begging the dead for charity
If the living’s world is of plenty

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unwritten Soul 18 October 2011

I love the conclusion, your last line..super hope and 'bulb-ing' minded hahaha...This is critical writing that expressing all realities, the world life series but in a flow not in movie but poetry :) Great and bold voice..Mastery in language, so i should not surprise you have this poem written by you! ! ! Write more! _Unwritten Soul

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Whispering Rose 15 June 2011

very politically charged as many poems of my friends too, i never thought i'de write a political poem but i was many times tempted to and i guess there's a time in our lives when we become to a certain extent enfluenced by politics and its -so called 'leaders'- the poem describes a very well known problem, the corruption of politicians, and i think around the world, many people would relate to it, very well penned

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Dib Mohamedredha 07 August 2009

tank sir for all this word I find them very interesting I hope for you good luck for every think and I am looking for your words.....

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