I can hum(mus) that tune too
Would you condemn a battered wife
who finally reached for a knife?
How about a child abused and neglected since long before the age of three
for trying to poison their so-called parents’ cups of tea?
You wouldn’t?
But you would vilify
the reprisals
of the oppressed
rooted in their restless rages
due to being unjustifiably
displaced
terrorized
tortured
occupied
cast out
starved and/or
helplessly
trapped in cages?
You would gallop to demonize
the categorically dehumanized
for rising
rather than regressing
Glorifying
those that drove them to it and started the entire mess
not even taking a second to apply to them your precious
litmus test?
Only psychopaths
relish in acts
of brutality
Using the suffering of others
as perverted sponges for their own pain
lust for power
and feelings of inadequacy
not giving a goddamn
about a single consequence
So before you rush
to tut-tut
at those who inflict
reactionary violence
using the only means at their disposal
And go all holy cow
and holier than thou
tooting your own horn
on your high horse
to cover up your own
cracks
Examine the f*cking facts
AN FRAOCH 