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Ben Naga 
Danger Words
Jan 22
Posted by Ben Naga
DANGER WORDS
Listen close, there, in the air
Not a blaring Tannoy, oh no
But sibilant, subliminal, insidious
Crawling in under the radar
The words are simple
But in context …
“Should”
“Ought”
“Need”
“Must”
Snakes, spiders, formication
Echoes of jackbooted lockstep
They saw what was happening
And looked the other way
Another drop in the ocean
Human beings, human doings
Living like temporary strangers
Another brick in the wall
Building, brick on brick on brick
A prison for people who will never go home again
And in agony those final words
Those simple words
Let my people go
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Tags: Complicity, Control, Exploitation, Fear, Genocide, Humanity, Indifference, Injustice, Occupation, Pain, Poverty, Slavery, Social commentary, Sorrow, War