Voices Of Conscience Poem by Leonard Dabydeen

AALL EEZ NOT WELL…a pariah of gloom
blankets the state of Chhattisgarh; and the village of
Ittanwali is smeared with blasphemy …an albatross …
(Amnesty International hear my cry! !)

(I)

Rush
for me
no betrayal
to tell the truth
you who condemn me condemn innocence.

This water before you comes with blessings
unmarked religion
purifies
every
drop.

(II)

In
the cry
for freedom
your religion
fails to defend you from this callousness.

Even feeding hungry children to be free
from starvation
cheats conscience
like a
thief.

AALL EEZ NOT WELL…a pariah of gloom
blankets the state of Chhattisgarh; and the village of
Ittanwali is smeared with blasphemy …an albatross …