Author: Shameem Hashmi

Destination postcode Earth

(A poetic expression of the world as I see it) Someone tell me where? Planets warming up, Forests are cut down, Wildlife’s struggling. Humans dehumanised, Ice caps are melting, All life is struggling, Life is killing life,...

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Smile

He said “smile it’s not that hard” She said “come on smile!” He smiled, she smiled I tried smiling back It was fake very fake Very very fake   How do I balance my life Between home work and activist life As if teaching...

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Them and Us (Colonialism)

We called it them and us. We went around as entrepreneurs. We went we found we plundered. We were better resourced than them. We were advance in culture than them. We felt much smarter than them. We showed them our ways. We...

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The Martyr’s Blood

The blood of martyrs was shed for what? The bones and flesh were shredded by bombs for what ? Whose bread and butter are the war machines What sort of bed have you made to lie on? Do the bodies of martyrs make better fossil...

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Blood on our and your hands

We now have blood on our hands. We go support Israel with weapons. Our diplomacy is so well dressed. Our support is with super-powers. We don’t question our alliances.   Why believe in moral values. Precious to us are...

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