SHAMENAZ BANO

SHAMENAZ BANO

APARTHEID REGIME

Oh! Apartheid regime

You think yourself to be supreme

With all your rigid policies

imposing us on day-by-day

not even allowing us to pray

in our holy places.

Is this justified?

by people who claim themselves

to be God chosen people

and denying the rights of native people.

Your most moral army,

inflict various atrocities,

leading us to adversity and catastrophe,

killing innocent children and women,

You commit all kinds of crime,

and still claim yourself to be victimized.

@ Dr. Shamenaz Bano

BLACK, WHITE & BROWN

Black, white & brown,

the color of skin still identifies,

race, ethnicity and nationality,

in this age of twenty-first century,

when we are living in a world

of rocket sciences, androids & cloans.

The world has become a global village

with the tremendous flow

of communication technology

but still some bigots believe

in superiority of color

making this beautiful world

a hypocritical, racist den.

Let us all unite against

all these racist dumb-folk,

by spreading the virtues

of love, peace and camaraderie.

@ Dr. Shamenaz Bano

THE HOME-MADE CLOCK

The home-made clock,

mistaken to be a bomb,

by racist/fanatic dumb flock

has shook the entire globe,

Mohammad Ahmed! You really rock.

Why the colour of skin matters?

in the twentieth century dawn,

an achievement which needed applause

led a genius morally down,

an innocent being handcuffed with no cause.

Is his name the reason

for terror investigation?

But was any Mohammed or Ahmed

had led to the biggest world terror,

of fierce two World Wars?

Behind Hiroshima and Nagasaki blast,

or behind Jalliawalah massacre.

Ahmed, the world stand with you,

in pursuing your dreams and creations.

Let no incident hinder your progress,

Indeed we need such creative genius.

Make your parents and supporters proud,

with your creative works and devotion.

(In solidarity with Mohammed Ahmed, the boy who shook the world with his home-made clock)

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Dr. Shamenaz Bano