The Story of Politicians

The Story of Politicians

By Tarif Youssef Agha

Since the beginning of time

A group of people appeared and were called the unworthy

The hypocrites, the thieves and the killers latter joined

And also the crooks

The good people looked into those groups

And decided to classify them under one title “The Scum of the Earth”

Those groups met to discuss their interests and decided

To give themselves a “Face lift” and to improve their image

So they invented what they called “Political Science”

And they called themselves “Politicians” in order to fool the fools

They then invented positions like Presidents and Vice-Presidents

Ministers, Princes and Their Majesties

They invented what they called “The People’s Assemblies and Parliaments”

In order to produce laws that suit their sizes, small or large

Then they established “The United Nations” and “The Security Council”

To share the theft-taken materials and to distribute the war-won properties

They also put forth “The International Law” that looks like justice from outside

Where as I don’t see inside but evil, ugliness and mud

Honor and morality don’t exist in their dictionary

Their goal in life is how to rob others

“The Declaration of Human Rights” has a different story

They keep repeating it day and night, just like a popular song

While it is nothing in practice but like the bell on the cow’s neck

Or like that bracelet around the belly dancer’s ankle

Their conferences are just for condemning, threatening or concerning

Their decisions are for nothing but to fool others

Thefts became legitimized and crimes turned to be justified

They made the lawful unlawful, and the unlawful lawful

The strong kills the weak and the big eats the little

The whole world bends down to the strong and big

In some countries, the Mafia managed to be the ruler

In our countries, the rulers are those who can turn blood into springs

The one who does a military coup becomes a hero

The monkeys and dogs became knights and horsemen

The giant criminals always divide the world among themselves

And also ignite wars among other nations

The dwarf criminals, if they agree to surrender their crime’s weapon,

Then they will be left alone to burn their country and turn it into ruins

It is just like no one sees cities being demolished upon their inhabitants’ heads

And most of those who are being killed are children

Those criminals deserve to be showered by spit

And to be rained upon by shoes

In brief, the synonym of Politics is dirt

If you don’t believe it, then here is Syria as a proof

God gives such people some time to stop

But never ignores what they are doing forever

The oppressor is one of God’s swords that is used to punish others

But then, God punishes him severely and exposes him to humiliation

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A Poem translation

(Can be shared without permission)

Tarif Youssef-Agha

An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet

Member of the ‘Syrian Revolutionary Writers Assembly’

Friday September 20, 2013, Houston, Texas

http://sites.google.com/site/tarifspoetry