Equality
Aamina Sajid Belim 2005 (Mumbai)
If we love people around us for their superiority,
And we hate some because for their simplicity,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY ?
If all the attention and respect is given
to people of status and high authority,
And some are ignored
by the virtue of their inadequacy,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
if money is the only parameter to judge one's success and capacity,
And few are discarded
for their insufficiency,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If boys are privileged to leisure and study,
And girls are deprived despite their strength and intellectuality,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If husbands are the pillars and breadwinners of the family,
And wives, ridiculed of their weakness and vulnerability,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY?
If white is the symbol of sanctity and purity,
And blacks are refused for their needs and necessity,
THEN WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT EQUALITY ?
About this poem
It is about the discrimination, racism and many other equalities faced by people around the globe.
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Submitted by belimaamina14 on January 18, 2023
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Scheme | aaA xaxaA axxA aaA aaA aaA |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 180 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3 |
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