Je Suis Charlie ! The Cry Of Defiance !

Je Suis Charlie! The cry of defiance!

Many years ago in a film, words were spoken, we applauded the sentiment, the words and the action, we agreed with the philosophy, but we all did nothing!

When will the world wake up and realise

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Some words from a film, edited for the current crisis. Some people may recognise the film?

"The dead remember our indifference."

"The dead remember our silence".

Today when we see the camps, overwhelmed by the flood of refugees fleeing from the horror of terrorism, we realized we don't deserve to be congratulated. 

None of us do.
Let's speak the truth.
And the truth is, we act too late.
Only when our own national security is threatened do we act.
These terrorists have murdered many 100,000's men, women and children and we watched it on TV.
We let it happen.
People are being slaughtered over years and we issued economical sanctions and hid behind a rhetoric of diplomacy.

How dare we?

"The dead remember."

Real peace is not just the absence of conflict, it's the presence of justice. And tonight, we come to you with a pledge to change the World's policy. Never again will we allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right. Atrocity and terror are not political weapons and to those who would use them - Your day is over. We will never negotiate. We will no longer tolerate and we will no longer be afraid.

"It's your turn to be afraid."

Please share and maybe, just maybe, one world leader will see this and agree that there are SOME GOOD MEN LEFT

Forwarded by Tim Shepherd 

Walking With Big Brother

Walking With Big Brother 

Ben Goossens 

Echoes of footfall 

Heard by unseeing beings, 

Replayed some place faraway

 Day after day, 

Strolls of the lonely,

 Never alone

Every solitary step taken, 

Replayed and replayed, 

Location checked by a phone, 

Craving space alone

 Away from the human race, 

No escape from eyes that prey, 

This is the state of this state

 In this modern day, 

Freedom of self no longer free, 

Not when you want to be alone.

 Just be you, be free!

More fab art from Ben Goossens

Let The Children Play

Let The Children Play 

Street Art Sheffield UK 

It doesn't happen much today, 

Kids on the streets allowed to play, 

Playing with glee on the road, 

Messing around cheeks a glow, 

Freedom of innocence stifled by mistrust

Of wicked beings with misdirected lust, 

All their evil deeds reported by paparazzi 

So we believe its the human majority.  

It doesn't happen any more 

Kids confined made to stay indoors  

What happen to informing, making our kids wise ? 

Aware of stranger danger and roving eyes, 

Their right to play in parks and streets is a must 

Freedom in innocence is not an extra, its a plus! 

Childrens environment should be our priority, 

Those non human beings exist only in the minority. 

It should happen everyday, 

Kids outdoors allowed to play, 

Screams of joy and squeals of delight, 

Lights our whole world, alive and bright, 

Our kids are the oxygen of our communities, 

It is their right to play without impunity, 

So communities band as one,  

Watch out for our life blood, 

Let the kids play safe, live life, have fun !

Reach For The Sky

Reach For The Sky 

If we could put our head in the clouds, 

When our world become too loud, 

Could we use this as an escape, 

So our ills could evaporate? 

If we could stand way back, 

Could we cleanse societies plaque,

Clear up the unwanted debris, 

Allow our children to play free?  

If we could reach for the sky, 

Would it dismiss our earthly woes goodbye, 

Release us from financial cuffs, 

  So global markets let us pay just enough? 

So play in the clouds 

Where dreams are allowed, 

For if we lose all hope, 

This world won't cope 

 So Reach for the sky 

 Go on just try !

Submitted to : Dverse Poets  for their Open Link Night check it out a site where writers share 

Dreams For Sale

Dreams for Sale 

If dreams were sold, 

What stories would be told ? 

A bedraggled street urchin 

Dining at the Ritz for Luncheon?

If dreams were sold, 

What transgressions could unfold ?

A remedy to untruths and lies,

Even truth in politics made to apply !

If dreams could be sold 

What could we do with unlimited gold ?

Destroy our moral being, 

See all of humanity fleeing ! 

If dreams could be sold, 

What would happen to all the old ? 

Driven to maintain our looks and youth,

Or would indifference become our truth ? 

If I could buy a dream,

It would be to mend humanities seams,

Let all suffering and fighting cease, 

Bring about moral and spiritual peace. 

Dreams should be our reality 

When it comes to societies humanity. 

Freedom and peace should be a given!

Until this end we as a race should all be driven!  

Freedom, Peace and good health, 

Should not depend on monetary wealth

The whole mixture of mankind 

Should ensure this elixir is assigned 

To The World !

This photograph was taken by Amy Shepherd In Southville Bristol UK the artist though is unknown

Human Atomics

Human Atomics

We're in a room, hitting the walls

The worlds not round its like a hall,

People can't breathe, they're walking the walls

Their ideas keep crashing and having fights. 

If only one of them could see the light

The hall's so long and people can't see,

Their ideas so small they need to be freed !

Lets knock down the wall,

So people can see, let their ideas breathe,

Then hopefully they'll see the worlds much bigger

And its not just me !