Trapped inside a system of prejudice
Palestinian Freedom of Movement
A re-posted poem –
Death Cap
Iniquity, depravity
crimes against humanity.
Conflagration, radiation,
man made this abomination.
Enormity, deformity,
war’s enduring legacy.
Experimentation, humiliation –
Who needs victim’s approbation?
Cessation, condemnation?
War has no such aspiration.
Obliteration, extermination,
then,
our final destination.
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So powerful.
Fear and ignorance create a lot of unnecessary suffering, Julie.
A strong message within the poem.
We don’t seem to be evolving in the right direction on this front, Charles.
excellent poem blubee, chills me to the bone …. so sad that human beings can do this to each other
Thanks, Christine. It is terribly sad that so many lives are lived in the shadow of extreme prejudice.
A chilling poem to go with the photo…good job…
Thanks, Sued51
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Wow – this is so poignant
Thanks, Jo
Such powerful images… such sad memories…
Wherever you go in the world, these systems exist in one form or another – a manifestation of the very ugly side of human nature, Elizabeth.
Yes, what the hell is wrong with us (as you say) and not just confined to the past (as we remember the anniversary of the Brevik slaughter) – the tide of islamophobia throughout the world is very scary and based on similar ideologies and prejudices (and sometimes fascist agendas). The photos go well with your poem bb – always good to remind us of our fallibilities.
You make a valid point about the current state of things (we certainly don’t learn from history) as well as ideologies and phobias, because that is what creates these systems – ignorance, fear, and an unhealthy desire for power and control. Thanks, Gabe.
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An excellent response to the prompt!
What really saddens me is your list of examples. How little we have changed over the years.
Yes, we don’t seem to learn. ‘Never again’ just rings hollow. Thanks, Tilly.
A powerful write about the reality of society and its’ dictates. Well done!
Thanks, Renee.
This stirred the pit of my stomach BB… very powerful images.
Lives diminished by a label. Thanks, Graham.
Love the art in these…
Thanks, TJ – I took the photos at the Apartheid Museum in South Africa.
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Food for thought today, BB. It is chilling that human beings can inflict such suffering on one another.
It is, Kate. A distinction is made between the meanings of ‘ethnic cleansing’ and ‘genocide’, but whatever the semantics, they both destroy lives.
I recall a friend who grew up in RSA telling me of the day she ‘failed’ the ‘pencil test’. Apparently, if there was enough curl in your hair to prevent a pencil from falling … you were ‘coloured’ … what a world…
Yes, what a world, indeed.
It’s shocking, isn’t it? Sometimes I can’t bear this world. Thank you for caring, Bluebee, you give me hope for change xx
I started watching a doco on Auschwitz on Foxtel tonight but just couldn’t stomache it. The worst I’ve seen was ‘Night & Fog’ – those images will stay with me forever. Hideous humanity.