March 29, 2009

SUE ME: Innocent Until Proven Guilty

by Summaiya Noor Ali

*Title by GulZaib Shakeel and Summaiya Noor Ali*


They Judge you,
even when it does not seem like they care,
They judge you

On being backwards, traditional,
religious, maybe, or else scared
Few might call them oppressed,
forced to wear the headsock
*See how a small group,
gives the symbol of purity,
such a disgusting name?*

No one, almost, cares enough,
to find out what it means
To submit, to adhere, to believe,
for accepting what He said

It is a sign of modesty,
pure and submissive
It can not be forceful,
or the reason might be manipulated
It has to be, from your own free will,
simply because you understand

They do not understand,
that creating obstacles
will infact broadcast it,
bring it out into the open
foreveryone to notice,
and pass snide comments upon

But there in lies a cluster,
who feel, the acceptance, the same need
These Defy Law,
and believing changes them

These start to care less,
for their usual practices, everyday routines
These end up making more sense of it
then those whose religion taught them to do so

If these few can understand
then why cant we?
when will we make our own decisions?
instead of caring for what the world thinks

Different, Peculiar and Standing out,
can turn into unique beautiful and distinct
you still will not be able
to beat the moon at it

Say Yes to change,
Say Yes to making a statement
Figure out the reasons,
and make your own choices
In the end you will learn,
those were your priciest ones

Let them judge,
they will judge you
You might just end up giving them
their reason to believe.

No comments: