Red Tape
May peace be on you, Reader. Welcome to the Muslim Ninja blog. You can call me Ninja. Yes, I know. It's been a really long time since I've posted. I've been on vacation! We wanted to escape our obligations for a while. But here is a brand new poem! It is about Palestine, may Allah free them in our lifetimes. Say Ameen! And comment it too! This poem should have been the first one on our blog, but it takes a while to create a thoughtful and powerful poem. It is a bit different from my usual lighthearted style, but that's because this is serious topic. SO without further ado, I present 'Red Tape'. Red Tape Open, clean, inviting buildings Calling one and all Yet crisscrossing rows of red tape Cover the imposing wall Powers smile, laugh, chat Shaking hands aplenty Yet mouths are shut with red tape When innocents cry and plea Cameras focus, point, click, Sharing news on the ground Yet the lens are covered with red tape When lies try to sneak around Furious faces, chan...