Speak

Speak, oh Ye speak and don’t remain dumb.

Speak now,

the time has come.

arise and speak

Speak

for the helpless women dragged out and

stripped off their clothes.

Speak

against the ruthless rulers who failed to protect the plebs.

Oh, Ye speak and keep not silence,

Oh ye arise

and raise thy voice against the tyranny on racial grounds,

Oh ye arise and speak against the genocide.

Speak, invoke thy inner being and speak.

Speak and don’t fear,

Speak for the sake of democracy, you speak.

Speak

before it comes to you.

Oh man, you speak,

Oh woman, you speak,

Speak for the poorest of the poor, you speak.

Speak

for the downtrodden and hapless, you speak,

Speak for the less privileged, you speak,

Speak for humans,

Oh man you speak,

Oh woman you speak.

Speak

against the terrible plight,

of women dragged through endless night.

Speak for truth,

Speak for justice, you speak,

Speak for Unity, you speak,

Speak for love, you speak,

Speak, thy need is there to speak.

Speak against

the senseless strife,

Speak

to bring an end of woes.

Awake now,

invoke thy soul's decree,

unleash the voice

that yearns to be free.

Fear not the path that lies ahead,

For change begins with words uttered.

Speak for democracy,

Speak for freedom's sake.

Speak 

for the poorest of the poor,

Speak for the downcast soul,

Speak for their cries of help, let them be whole,

Extend  your hand, lift them from despair,

together, humanity, we must repair.

Speak for all humans,

Speak for love and for grace,

Know not caste sex and race.

Rise, Oh  men,

Rise Oh women,

Throw away 

thy slumber and sloth,

to speak with strength.

Speak thy need is to speak. 

~ Dr Intaj Malek