Kabul Kamikaze

Photo Courtesy: UNHCR
The Taliban reportedly denied having anything to do
with the Kabul explosions and I'm not arguing that but
I'm wondering what they would have done about it had America
not made a move to deal with the mastermind of the attack.
Is the Taliban prepared to protect life and property, at all costs?

All freedom fighters

Are automatically, rebels

Yet prospects can be a lot brighter

If you turn up the decibel

And turn down this Babel

Know that any legit revolution

Will be branded rebellion.

And there can be no resolution

While you ignore the shedding of blood

Lift up your eyes towards Kabul

And see your folks go kaboom!

Where is the sense of security?

Where is any show of empathy?

You who has tasted freedom

In your deepest, darkest night

Mustn't bow now to intimidation

Dark don't scare candlelight

Despair submits to hope

Arise and take back your home,

Occupy Afghanistan!

Freedom is not free

Lay it on thick on the Taliban

Pump your fist

For the freedom of the woman

For the education of your kids

For the choice of the man

Do I need to draw you a diagram?

Behold the flogging of your maid

Cause she won't become a masquerade

A riot is the language of the unheard

Keeping quiet gets you dead

You have a chance to earn

Your life back if you face it

Than playing hide-and-go-seek

Or it's farewell to peace

Things are no longer at ease

Don't take the heat lying down

Make 'em give account

Make 'em make everybody count

No one will blame you

If you play the fool

But will you live on your knees

Or rather die on your feet,

With the possibility of thriving

On your feet thrown in the mix?

Nobody loves a coward

The time is now

March onward!

Do it now.

Akpan