A social commentary and a powerful protest poem, by Shernaz, exclusively for Different Truths.

there is this scream
dormant, suppressed
in the collective psyche
of the oppressed  
 
there is resentment
that gnaws furtively
at the edgy endurance
of an always empty belly  
 
embers burn eternal
under the vestiges
of torched freedom 
and slaughtered justice
 
they form the mush,
in the magma chambers
of potential human Etnas
and latent Mauna Loas
 
Devastation! Untold devastation
when tectonic shifts occur
and molten fury explodes
distraught humanity’s brittle crust 

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Shernaz Wadia

To Shernaz Wadia, reading and writing poems has been one of the means to embark on an inward journey. She hopes her words will bring peace, hope and light into dark corners. Her poems have been published in many e-journals and anthologies. She has published her own book of poems “Whispers of the Soul” and another titled “Tapestry Poetry – A Fusion of Two Minds” with her poetry partner Avril Meallem.