29/08/2024
I wrote this poem today. I am amazed how people can not empathise with the victims of the Gaza war. The degradation of occupation , genocide, aparthied and daily toll of murder and destruction. I urge all to raise their voice.
**Man, Who Are You?**
Man, who are you, tell me, do?
What are you made of, what’s your hue?
A puzzle within a maze so grand,
A riddle no one can understand.
A blend of bitter with the sweet,
Licorice of all sorts, complete.
Light and shadow intertwined,
In the depths of your mind confined.
Do demons dance in angel’s guise,
Tempting you with fleeting lies?
Power, wealth, and fame they show,
Craving a street with your name to grow.
Or a dark statue cold and bare,
In a city square, in disrepair.
Oblivious to death's silent call,
You wander and squander, losing it all,
On this tiny earth, so small,
In an infinite universe, with no width, length or height.
By now, we could have touched the Moon,
Built castles on Mars by noon,
Wandered among the stars at night,
Versed in truths so pure and bright.
Basking in learning's golden rays,
Philosophy and arts ablaze.
Yet listen to the daily news,
Tainted with war’s toxic fuse.
Bombs, jets, and threats, they loom,
Innocents dream within their tomb.
Sciences of killing rise,
Strategies, plots, and clever lies.
To steal others' dreams, we strive,
In this cruel race, we contrive.
While nature gasps in her final breath,
Floods and fires, her dance with death.
Hatred and discord, a growing vine,
Wars multiply, a dark design.
Man turns to stone, cold and grey,
Heartless, shameless, led astray.
Mountains of pride crumble and fall,
Into valleys of guilt, where shadows crawl.
Shields turn to swords, defense to spite,
Revenge consumes the once pure light.
Yesterday’s victims, now with might,
Become the executioners in the night.
Adnan 29 August 2024
Icmeler, Turkey