Ramadan Poem | Day 15: Write About now by Zulikha Idris Babalola

To write about now is to tell you that right about now, in the
front corners of the world, women have become a plaything… Used and dumped to
the comfort of a waste bin.

To write about now is to let you know that right about now, in
the back corners of the world, leadership positions are fought for.. Something we
should run from… Due to the enormous accountability that we’ll be asked of.

To write about now is to let you see that right about now, in
the left corners of the world, sex is no longer sacred. Displayed publicly at every
angle you turn. Man to man. Woman to woman and several men to a woman.

To write about now is to bring to your knowledge that right about
now, in the right corners of the world, the oppressed are lamenting in distress.
Yet they live to love while their oppressors live to hate.

Right about now, humanity is at precipice.

Write, to salvage the trend

And write it right now.

by Zulikha Idris Babalola