Monday, 12 January 2015

Je suis Charlie and so Many More...


#Je suis Charlie...
A hashtag that means so much more.
It's the rallying cry of a nation,
That's been adopted by the rest of the world.
It's a cry for democracy,
For free speech,
And for freedom.
It's a hope for 2015.
Yes, je suis Charlie...
I'm the 2 Canadian soldiers gunned down in November.
I'm the over 200 Nigerian school girls kidnapped from my school.
I'm the 134 Pakistani students murdered in my classroom.
I'm the 27 million victimes of human trafficking.
I'm the missing First Nations women that Canada has ignored,
And the voices of the dead who are found floating in the Red*.
I'm the student that can't read,
But who dreams of an education.
I'm the teacher that wants to inspire my students to change the world,
Whose government is making that more and more difficult.
Yes, je suis Charlie!
I'm no longer unaffected or untouched.
I'm not indifferent or afraid.
Je suis Charlie.