we watched as they starved
unheeded to their wails
we watched as bodies quaked
from the batons struck on their flesh
we watched as the bombs landed
silencing the cries of newborns
we watched as limbs got severed
for crying out loud for freedom
we watched as the slender kid died
his last words, oh what injustice
we watched as the politicians
decided the fate of our nation
by a scribble on the sheet of paper
we watched as they violated our rights
and sealed our lips with fear
we watched and we bled and we fell
but we rose
for our tongues can never be silenced
we are the voices of the voiceless
the faces of the faceless
we give identity to the nameless
your attacks are of no weight
it only increases us in faith
oh damn you and your corrupts courts
judging without jurisprudence
we will speak against injustice
we will fight for freedom
till the flames of retribution engulfs our oppressors
Happy #HumanRightsDay
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