We are caged,
In the privilege we call home
A neat place, peaceful,
Overlooking suffering.
They are caged
In the violence they call home
At the hands of our privilege
They suffer so we benefit.
It’s in the cobalt we use,
The copper, the minerals
It’s in the diamonds,
Embedded deep in the ruby’s
So we can show up,
So we can show out
Our peaceful luxurious lives
Driving their suffering ones.
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Hannah Njung’e is a Kenyan-born writer who specialises in writing original quotes, appreciation messages, and poems. She uses her writing to express her view of the world. She also uses it as a way to communicate her feelings and raise awareness in matters of humanity. Some of her works have appeared in the Punk Monk Magazine, and the Chamber magazine. She also has a self-published site on “my poetic side” where she self-publishes some of her works. Some of her quotes can be found on her Instagram page.
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