Voices of the Voiceless

The architects and masterminds of this botched coup attempt against us have resorted to guerrilla warfare tactics. They’ve threatened fire and brimstone. They’ve threatened to cut us to size. They’ve sworn to erase the smiles on our faces. They’ve vowed to uproot the joys and laughter that adorns our wearied but yet glamorous faces. They are armed to the teeth with the best guns that anyone can think of in their arsenal of weapons. They are beating their bare chests and sounding drums of war. They’ve got huge sums of money stacked in their vaults. They’ve imposed on us an ambiance that’s saturated with bitterness and rancor. They’ve dragged us to a community where abuse and violation flows like a stream. They’ve superimposed anger as the currency of the day. Silver or gold have we not but an imperturbable spirit and conscience that’s as clear as the bright stars in the summer nights.


This has been a battle between our intuitions and consciences. We’ve become prisoners of our very own consciences for so long. It’s been a battle between our hearts and souls. We are unabashedly unashamed to be who we are. We’ve consciously chosen to thread this narrow path filled with thorns with the conviction that a glimmer of light awaits us at the finish line. This path treacherous and murky as it might appear will definitely lead us to this dream land where milk and honey abounds. We believe these words to be true. We’ve decided against the counsel and advice of our loved ones to engage them. The consequences of this very decision would be grave but we take solace in the words our creator knowing fully well that they can consume our flesh but our spirits will always remain rock solid and entrenched in our core values.


It’s been an ongoing and protracted battle for the hearts and minds of both the believers and unbelievers as well. We’ve chosen to remain silent for so long not because we cannot right this wrong forcefully but because we believe the light that radiates in our hearts will someday tilt the balance of power in our favor. We’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to address our fears is by facing them squarely. We’ve endured and borne this for so long that our patience wears thinner and thinner as the day goes by. However, we’ll forever remain grateful to those whose words of inspiration and encouragement has been our beacons of hope in this entire sojourn to this unknown destination. They’ve unknowningly but yet gradually sowed in us seeds of perseverance and endurance that’s still flourishing and blossoming even when the chips are down. They’ve instilled in us the virtues of hard work, diligence, steadfastness and commitment that reverberates in all our deeds.


We consider this in no way to be an affront to our masters but a resistance to their draconian laws that has dwarfed our existence as human beings.

We refuse to be petrified by their callous and unruly behavior which continues to threaten the very essence of our existence as human beings with rights. We promise never to go down without putting up a fight. We are ready to take on these people with our bare fists. This is not about us, it’s about our quest to secure justice for the downtrodden and oppressed amongst us. The time has come for us to put a final full stop to these injustices meted out against us. The outcome of this bout remains meaningless to us. Conventional human wisdom doesn’t appeal to us anymore. We believe that wisdom with sound reasoning, judgment, and logic has failed humanity for the greater part of our history. The time has come for us to open handedly embrace the unconventional approach of doing things.

In the deepest part of our hearts, we have this soft spot that would forever be yearning for a new dawn. We are not looking forward to a day that would be devoid of these oppressions and injustices but a day where all of these will be considerably whittled down. We however take comfort in the fact that while things seem to be getting out of hand presently, the tomorrow of our dreams continues to lie fallow in us.