It's A Game of Projection, Protection and Prioritisation
They, too, need a sanctuary, a safe and sound place,
an honest, humble and humane heart,
a pair of seeing, concerned eyes and listening and caring ears.
Is international law deaf or selective? What is a humanitarian crisis?
Who gets to define it? Do you hear the weary and teary pleas of asylum seekers
from Sudan? Or you couldn't care less about that crazy war? Who gets to rank wars?
This one is smart, sophisticated and beautiful, that one is dull, primitive and ugly.
Oh, this one is not super league material, it's not global, it's African!
How is the coverage of vulnerable Sudanese women, old people and children
who are repetitively and overly harassed by dins, disease, hunger, anger and war?
Is there an appetite for covering such poor suffering? Media? What suffering is not poor?
Who defines and sponsors it? Who gets to grant refuge statuses or repatriate seekers?
Will they ever be legally recognized as refugees? Don't they deserve legal protection
and material assistance? The majority are in the thick of things, they are trapped in fear
and fighting. They are stuck and silenced in a sickening, loud, lousy, selfish, endless war.
Others have left their own country because they were in danger for political reasons.
They have been forced to leave their country for safety reasons. There is a well-founded fear
of being persecuted for reasons of religion, region or membership of a particular social
or political group.
You are the international lawyer, local newspaper organization, faith-based coalition,
radio and TV station: will you highlight their plight
or you will continue to say that's another normal African incident,
and focus on 'global' war stories from far?
Will you persist in trivializing victims and the innocent kids?
Will you hear their pleas, blight and plight and heed in a human way?
You are a passionate poet, author, reporter and the critical question for you is:
will your writing pad and pen rise to the occasion
and give them the sanctuary, publicity or protection they deserve
or, will you continue to move with the world's 'wise' whirlwinds?
The humble ball of conscience and justice is in your court.
an honest, humble and humane heart,
a pair of seeing, concerned eyes and listening and caring ears.
Is international law deaf or selective? What is a humanitarian crisis?
Who gets to define it? Do you hear the weary and teary pleas of asylum seekers
from Sudan? Or you couldn't care less about that crazy war? Who gets to rank wars?
This one is smart, sophisticated and beautiful, that one is dull, primitive and ugly.
Oh, this one is not super league material, it's not global, it's African!
How is the coverage of vulnerable Sudanese women, old people and children
who are repetitively and overly harassed by dins, disease, hunger, anger and war?
Is there an appetite for covering such poor suffering? Media? What suffering is not poor?
Who defines and sponsors it? Who gets to grant refuge statuses or repatriate seekers?
Will they ever be legally recognized as refugees? Don't they deserve legal protection
and material assistance? The majority are in the thick of things, they are trapped in fear
and fighting. They are stuck and silenced in a sickening, loud, lousy, selfish, endless war.
Others have left their own country because they were in danger for political reasons.
They have been forced to leave their country for safety reasons. There is a well-founded fear
of being persecuted for reasons of religion, region or membership of a particular social
or political group.
You are the international lawyer, local newspaper organization, faith-based coalition,
radio and TV station: will you highlight their plight
or you will continue to say that's another normal African incident,
and focus on 'global' war stories from far?
Will you persist in trivializing victims and the innocent kids?
Will you hear their pleas, blight and plight and heed in a human way?
You are a passionate poet, author, reporter and the critical question for you is:
will your writing pad and pen rise to the occasion
and give them the sanctuary, publicity or protection they deserve
or, will you continue to move with the world's 'wise' whirlwinds?
The humble ball of conscience and justice is in your court.