So it will be!

a poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Is it wise to be quiet
when wars and injustices are a way of life?

Is it wise to bow ones head
and side with the transiently powerful?

Is it wise to burn up inside
in order to show an outward peace?

Is it wise to flatter the oil hungry monster
and pander to its greed?

Is it wise to be silent
and ignore the suffering of the dispossessed?

The Greedy.
The Powerful.
The Unjust.
The Collaborator.
Your grip shall weaken,
the dispossessed arise,
fling you and your acolytes
into the sea of dishonour.