Wednesday, December 23, 2015

When the mosques empty – v2

What will happen, will it be an explosion
what will happen this Friday in that land
when the mosques empty
the people done with their prayers;
Will the madman come
to rain bullets down upon them
will they cry for freedom
rising up in the square

What will happen across Libya
in Fashloom, Tajoora, Bin Ashoor
in the rest of Tripoli
will they finally rise up
will the people be free;
Will the coward shoot them
denying them their rights
will the world stand by in silence
as the day turns red with blood

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edited December 23, 2015
When the mosques empty – v2

March 3, 2011/ March 4, 2011 in the Libyan timezones
When the mosques empty
the coming of a Friday day of prayers, which have been the days
of the largest protests in many of the countries in revolt
&
The ludicrous statements of Moammar Gaddafi
February 28, 2011
The coverage of the sons of Muammar Qadhafi
with Christiane Amanpour
February 27, 2011
&
seeing the genocide in Libya
and hearing the rabbling of Gadhafi
2/22/2011
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.
February 13, 2011

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