Sanctions
POETRY FORMAT, 16 May 2022
Laini Mataka | CovertAction Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
[Source: masspeaceaction.org]
(for Askia Muhammad[1]) – 15 May 2022
the hateful’s favorite tool for dismantling dissension,
their weapon of choice
for punishing those who refuse to gap their legs wide for rape w/out protest.
when decency raises it’s head/SANCTIONS are the blood-dripping guillotines
used to cut off their cries, and chop up their humanity to make happy meals
for the hateful and their spiritually deficient spawn.
it’s not the AK’s, the nuclear missiles, or the atomic threats that rain havoc
over national populations, but THE SANCTIONS
those ruthless acts of loathing that yank the food out of the mouths of children;
that withhold medicines until the need for body bags spiral;
that restrict the flow of giving from one caring nation to another for fear of physical reprisals.
SANCTIONS are the cowardly way of forcing nations into arrangements that
murder their citizens softly, while the hatefuls wash their hands of their crimes
with the same water Pilate used to scrub away the crucifixions.
SANCTIONS are the hateful’s way of avoiding blood shed while causing hemorrhages
in countries that usually want nothing more than to live and let live.
it’s the redwhiteandblue way of bringing non-allies down to where their faces
can be stepped on, their elderly can be trampled, their women can be induced to miscarry
and their children’s bellies can be distended beyond belief.
uncle sam is the King of Sanctions, the one whose funky finger of fate
has been designated as the only power righteous enough to point out
who and how many need to suffer or flee from their homes to find the hueman necessities
that amerikan dogs have in abundance.
the only one proven to be willing to smother entire nations for their refusal to kiss his star-spangled ass.
one day soon, the citizens of the world will get tired of cowering,
tired of biting their anti-amerikan tongues/tired of being bullied into submission,
tired of letting one despicable nugget terrorize everything on the planet that breathes.
one day soon, the worm will turn, the shoe will end up on the other foot, the irrradiated chickens
will all come home to roost, the gander will slap the spit out of the goose
and what was sent around will come back around, with a bloody vengeance.
one day soon, the bottom feeders will live high on the hog!
the always at risk, will take some risks and cast their votes for global decency.
the fence straddlers will either fall on one side or be knocked to the other.
the divine energy that breastfeeds the world will be under new management,
and the powers that be will flee, leaving you, Askia and me
to be the sanctified lovers we have always fought to be.
Askia Muahammed [Source: twitter.com]
NOTE:
- For over forty years, Askia Muhammed was a loyal, hardworking member of WPFW-FM in Washington, DC and became the News Director. He was a renowned journalist, photographer and poet. Askia was the senior editor of The Final Call, published by the Nation of Islam. His column appeared regularly in Black-owned newspapers like the Washington Informer. He spent 28 years as a White House correspondent. His most recent book, “The Autobiography of Charles 67X,” featured a collection of photos, poetry, and personal essays covering his life as a politically and socially engaged journalist. Askia Muhammed died on February 18, 2002.
_____________________________________________
Laini Mataka was born in 1949 and raised in Baltimore. She has received numerous awards for her services in the community and was inducted into the International Literary Hall Of Fame For Writers Of Afrikan Descent. Email: lainiloves@yahoo.co.uk
Go to Original – covertactionmagazine.com
Tags: Poetry, Sanctions
DISCLAIMER: The statements, views and opinions expressed in pieces republished here are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of TMS. In accordance with title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. TMS has no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of this article nor is TMS endorsed or sponsored by the originator. “GO TO ORIGINAL” links are provided as a convenience to our readers and allow for verification of authenticity. However, as originating pages are often updated by their originating host sites, the versions posted may not match the versions our readers view when clicking the “GO TO ORIGINAL” links. This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.