Human Rights Poems from Cyprus

 

HUMAN RIGHTS

Equality is a right

regardless of religion

There is no need to fight

all people have a vision

Some have opinions

that are different from the rest.

We need to respect each other

and try to do our best.

It doesn’t matter where we are from

or what our gender is.

What matters is our safety

and the future of our kids.

Ariana Antoniou

Freedom and peace

Some things that is hard to have

And easy to lose……

Can you see that child crying?

It’s because they’ve violated his human rights

Because he is black and they are white.

And that woman over there

She’s being exploded every day

By people who don’t respect

her right for life

 

All that pain in their eyes

Just because they are criticized

Have you ever felt the way they do

When you tell them they’re not good

 

They might be black

And you’re white

They might be Muslims

And you are a Christian

But just to know

You have the same rights 

Stop abusing your wife

or beating your child

stop ruining your own life

And come with us to fight

so that everyone will have

the same human rights

Iouliana Argyri

Being Free

Being Secure

is a right for everyone

 

Believing what you want

Expressing  your opinion

is a right for everyone

 

Getting an education

Choosing your own future

is a right for everyone 

Despina Christou

Every creature

a real miracle

Every miracle

wants to live

If you are alive

then you have rights

Stand up for them

Fight for them

Don’t forget your right to live.

Save a few memories for tomorrow

Don’t just forget but forgive

Keep, accept and love

Overcome prejudice and bias

Then only you will win your right to live.

    Panayiota Taveloudi

Fight for Human Rights: Imagine a better world

Imagine our world was different

And there were no injustices

Imagine people were free and peace dominated

Imagine all of us were equal

Dancing harmoniously with the rhythm of life

But the threat of prejudices is hanging over us

And it makes people forget

They’ve forgotten the overwhelming feeling of hugging a friend

The priceless feeling of receiving a smile

See, we’re all the same:

Eyes that create diamonds when a sad feeling rules,

Lips that break into a sunny smile when we see people we love,

Hands that form a hug for those in need of one,

A heart beating in our chest ready to live

Embrace diversity. Accept, give, and care.

The world isn’t the place it used to be

We used to admire the starlit sky

Today, the city lights make us blind to the stars.

Think about the friends you have made

Act for the friends you haven’t met yet

A star alone may not shine enough

A hundred stars light up a small flame

Millions of stars can set the sky on fire.

Fight for human rights,

Fight for diversity,

Fight for the future friends,

Fight for life.

                                                                                    Ioanna Kakouratou