By Aqeel Parvez
the Saudis executed
37 men today,
some beheaded for
phoney crimes.
for sending WhatsApp
messages and attending
anti government protests
and many people
believe it’s a religion of
peace.
just as peaceful
as marxism or capitalism
or most isms.
the solution to it all is more
complex than a woman’s
coloured emotions
and most groups
of thinking are a
steaming, infested pile of shit.
us people get left behind,
stamped on, fucked over.
all we have is our humanity,
our art, our perseverance.
to endure this and get up in
the morning.
to look up at the sky
and crack on with life.
to believe in no god,
the only God is you.
Aqeel Parvez writes and makes art. He lives in Leeds, UK. He is the author of; The Streetlights Are Beckoning Nirvana (Analog Submission Press) & his latest chapbook, Anthem Of Purgatory (Self Published) is out now. Find him on Instagram @ap.writer and twitter @aqeelparvez
