Written and illustrated by Shazmeen Khalid
There are bodies in the River Nile,
This Eid the Sudanese children did not smile
Because,
Mothers raped,
Fathers bound to brick,
Blacked out from the world,
Can’t even post a pic;
to share these acts of Evil,
to escape a living hell.
But
No wifi,
So we don’t know about it.
Remember, silence fuels aggression.
But
No videos,
Is there truth behind it?
Remember, neutrality is oppression.
سلميه
They said,
Peaceful revolution,
Now subjected torture for seeking resolution.
This is Sudan,
This is the present.
There are bodies in the River Nile,
May Allah Grant the Martyrs heaven,
There are bodies in the River Nile.
Call it nothing other than a massacre,
We paint it #Blue for Mohamed Mattar
because Sudan’s voice,
Like his,
It matters.
سودان
Who rose against oppressive regimes.
There are bodies in the River Nile.
سودان
whose women led protests in their masses.
There are bodies in the River Nile.
سودان
Whose people have been brutalised for demanding better leaders.
There are bodies in the River Nile.
There are bodies in the River Nile.
The Author
Shazmeen is an English graduate who now runs her own blog. Her topics often include Islamaphobia, multiculturalism and representation. Her work has been published in the Birmingham City University anthologies and in her spare time she writes poetry.
You can find her blog here.
