photoart, detail: sharon auberle
Graffiti
in Tunisia
by Marilyn Peretti
When his fruit cart was confiscated
he lit himself in gasoline,
police deprived him of a living,
no chance for work in Sidi Bouzid.
When he lit himself in gasoline:
Mohammed Bouazizi became the martyr,
no chance for work in Sidi Bouzid,
as in all towns, even Tunis
Mohammed Bouazizi became the martyr,
sending flames through Arab lands,
through all towns, even Tunis
their despot fled across the sands
sending flames through Arab lands.
By Facebook, word spread of liberation,
urging despots to flee across the sands
in Bahrain , Egypt , Libya ,
Yemen
By Facebook, word spread of liberation,
tyrants had deprived them of a living
in Bahrain , Egypt , Libya ,
Yemen
ignited when his cart was confiscated.
~ first published in Current
