Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Feminine Oppression

If I wore a burka
You wouldn't see my toes
If I wore a niqaj
You wouldn't see my nose

If I wore a hijab
You wouldn't see my hair
If I wore dark glasses
You really wouldn't care

I could be invisible
Be a peeking tom
Or if I was adventurous
Wear an atom bomb

Burka, Niqaj, Hijab clothes
Signs of feminine oppression
Symbols of women slaves in chains;
Of husband's sad possession

If I wore a mini skirt
You'd see more than my toes
If I wore a jewelled stud
It could be through my nose

If I did a Britney
I'd shave off all my hair
If I wore contacts
Would you really care?

I could stand out in the crowd
Be a drama queen,
Get drunk on a Saturday night
You know what I mean?

Mini skirts and skimpy tops
Lots of material possessions;
Greed and lust and gluttony,
Different oppressions

The World's Bullies

Why do our governments give in
To people who want us dead?
They want to blow us up
Or chop off our heads

They claim all our benefits
They claim we are unfair
And yet they do what they want
As if we are not there

They want their own schools
Their own laws and statutes too
And one day they will get it
Our ministers are too weak
To say NO!

They are the playground bullies
In this world of degradation
They want the world to be
Their very own nation

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