The Egyptian Revolution Poem by Peter Strugnell

The Egyptian Revolution

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The silent majority, are finding their voice,
revolution was coming, people had little choice,
the nation weeps, and Alexandria bleeds,
after all, ' we are all Khaled Saïd'.

Who knows just, how far it will go,
we hold our breath, they fall like domino,
our Tunisian brothers, planted a seed,
and after all, 'we are all Khaled Saïd'.

Spread the word, by email or text,
tolerate this, and you could be next,
freedom is too precious, a thing to conceed,
after all, 'we are all Khaled Saïd'.

We won't give an inch, on our own birthright,
what essentially is, basic human rights,
put pressure on, so tyranny leaves,
coz after all 'we are all Khaled Saïd'.

It has to stop, kifaya! - enough!
the blood money, into police pockets they stuff,
more than a fair wage, it's freedom we need,
after all, 'we are all Khaled Saïd'.

One man alone, couldn't resist,
the brutal rule, of the iron fist,
so join together, no matter what your creed,
after all 'we are all Khaled Saïd'.

6 Feb 2011, France

The Egyptian Revolution
Monday, February 7, 2011
Topic(s) of this poem: freedom
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Trevor Tang 08 February 2011

I like this one. Fully describe the Egyptian fighting for freedom and liberty. The Egyptians are the winner whatever they are defeated and successful at last, becoz they show how brave can Egyptian are.

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Peter Strugnell 08 February 2011

thanks for the comment Mohd. Akmal Nazir there are some very brave people out there and i don't pretend to be able to put myself in their place (from the comfort of my easy chair a thousand miles away, but i think everyone can identify with objecting to injustice, yes i concur Mohd. - Kudos!

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Mohammad Akmal Nazir 07 February 2011

Very nicely written. The rule of tyranny must end. Kudos to these men who are fighting tooth and nail. Eventually they will emerge winners. Very deep poem indeed.

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