Poetry: The Door Closes

Rostam · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:37

I did not write this poem but it was entrusted to me while i was imprisoned in HMP Pentonville in 2010 by my cell mate. The author of this poem is not allowed to post this due to the nature of his charges as they are for religious reasons. He gave it to me on my release to show the world. May god make his time in prison easy for he is innocent of crime and has never hurt anyone. He is currently on remand till July 2011 for trial. He's looking at doing 10 years if he sells out or Life if he does not.

The door closes, im locked away
But my heart is free; all night, all day
With family and friends, with those whom i love
My heart finds rest, with Allah above
My weapon a pen, not a sword or a spear
It is the reason, why i am here
My principles and beliefs, i can not deny
The oppression can make, a grown man cry
But it's not the prison, why i shed tears
Even if i were, locked away for years
It's the children in Iraq, that have no mother
Young girl lonely at night, with no one to hug her
It's the tortured man, not knowing where his wife is
American kidnappers say to her ''just give us a kiss''
Leaked abu ghraib photos, for the world to see
They torture our brothers, with passion and glee
The death toll rises, more and more
TV ratings boost, for 'shock and awe'
The media are like Nazi Propaganda specialists
But if expose them, they label us ''terrorists''
Genocide of our people for imperialist aggrandizement
Then they blame us when we feel disenfranchisement
Uncle tom says ''don't take the weight of the world on your shoulders''
It must be the apathy making their hearts grow much colder
There must be something, that i can do
So on the day of judgment, i can say '' I helped you''
But we live in a police state, so what can i say
The door closes, I'm locked away

By Bilal Zaheer Ahmad - 16/01/2011

HMP Pentonville B-wing Cell:409

Castiel · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:41

So the court have sentenced him (length of sentence depending on whether he admits it or not) before the trial......

I think not.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11773665

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/71638...-ahmad-charged-over-iraq-war-hit-list-website

A man has been charged with soliciting murder in relation to a blog listing MPs it claimed voted for the Iraq war.

Bilal Zaheer Ahmad, 23, of Dunstall, Wolverhampton, was also charged with other offences under the Terrorism Act, West Midlands Police said.

Mr Ahmad will appear before City of Westminster magistrates on Wednesday.

He was arrested on 10 November and officers seized computer and electronic equipment for examination after searching his home.

Mr Ahmad was charged with soliciting murder under the Offences Against the Person Act.

He was also charged with with three counts of possessing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

steve-h · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:41

Charged on religious reasons?

doofer · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:42

God doesn't exist and that poem is crap.

ntg · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:43

*snip*

Actually, nevermind.

Cybermyk · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:47

People who use the pen as a weapon are usually the cowards that try to incite violence by writing crap.

Castiel · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:48

steve-h said:
Charged on religious reasons?

Charged on terrorist activity charges.

Rostam · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:49

I edited the part where i said the court said hes doing 10 to life. That was his solicitors estiamte, my bad. The plea bargain still stands from the CPS regardless.

By 'our brothers' and 'our people' he refers to all innocent people in warzones being oppressed. Furthermore, he is in prison ONLY for using a pen.. or keyboard more correctly as he now faces 9 charges of terrorism due to typing his opinions on forums and downloading religious articles (where i might add are published in the UK) He's never hurt nor ever wished to hurt anyone.. only expressed his freedom of speech.

Biohazard · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:53

Cybermyk said:
People who use the pen as a weapon are usually the cowards that try to incite violence by writing crap.

So you don't stab people in the eye when you use a pen as a weapon?

Is that where I've been going wrong?

Your pal from prison was a bit stupid..

there is where he went wrong..

The US-based website RevolutionMuslim.com

Castiel · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:53

Rostam said:
I edited the part where i said the court said hes doing 10 to life. That was his solicitors estiamte, my bad. The plea bargain still stands from the CPS regardless.

By 'our brothers' and 'our people' he refers to all innocent people in warzones being oppressed. Furthermore, he is in prison ONLY for using a pen.. or keyboard more correctly as he now faces 9 charges of terrorism due to typing his opinions on forums and downloading religious articles (where i might add are published in the UK) He's never hurt nor ever wished to hurt anyone.. only expressed his freedom of speech.

RevolutionMuslim.com published a list of all British MPs who voted for the Iraq war in 2003 and called on Muslims to "raise the knife of jihad" against them:

He allegedly solicited murder by publishing that list and called on Muslims to 'raise the knife of jihad' against them, thus incitement to murder. Something that is illegal.

LizardKing · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:53

Rostam said:
He's never hurt nor ever wished to hurt anyone.. only expressed his freedom of speech.

Charged with soliciting murder - that goes a little further that simple expressing himself on forums :rolleyes:

Rostam · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:57

I'm not saying what he said is right or wrong but there should still be freedom of speech. a lot of things are posted on the internet, but only certain groups of people get singled out.

Cybermyk · 23 Jan 2011 at 00:59

Rostam said:
I'm not saying what he said is right or wrong but there should still be freedom of speech. a lot of things are posted on the internet, but only certain groups of people get singled out.

Yeah, the ones that incite murder and terrrorism.

Ahleckz · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:00

Rostam said:
I'm not saying what he said is right or wrong but there should still be freedom of speech.

I agree with you.

Castiel · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:00

Rostam said:
I'm not saying what he said is right or wrong but there should still be freedom of speech. a lot of things are posted on the internet, but only certain groups of people get singled out.

Yeah, those groups or people who try to get people killed by inciting those foolish enough to do so like Roshonara Choudhry.

Your friend is a coward, if he had the courage of his convictions he would have 'raised the knife of jihad' with his own hand, and not anothers.

DAnDan · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:01

Rostam said:
I'm not saying what he said is right or wrong but there should still be freedom of speech. a lot of things are posted on the internet, but only certain groups of people get singled out.

Telling a large group people to murder people over a very easily aggitated subject goes a fair bit beyond what is acceptable, no matter how many times you state "freedom of speech"!

Rostam · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:05

Personally i think he went about the whole thing the wrong way, incitement to murder is a naughty thing to be doing however you look at it. Yet it burns when no one stands in the way of tyrants who cause war worldwide and cover it up like it's all good. Theres a lot of innocents who are dying out there and my cell mate here just became overwhelmed by the sight of oppression and expressed himself by posting stupidness on the internet. Does he deserve life in prison for that?

Cybermyk · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:06

Rostam said:
Personally i think he went about the whole thing the wrong way, incitement to murder is a naughty thing to be doing however you look at it. Yet it burns when no one stands in the way of tyrants who cause war worldwide and cover it up like it's all good. Theres a lot of innocents who are dying out there and my cell mate here just became overwhelmed by the sight of oppression and expressed himself by posting stupidness on the internet. Does he deserve life in prison for that?

Yes

Pestilence · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:06

Rostam said:
I edited the part where i said the court said hes doing 10 to life. That was his solicitors estiamte, my bad. The plea bargain still stands from the CPS regardless.

By 'our brothers' and 'our people' he refers to all innocent people in warzones being oppressed. Furthermore, he is in prison ONLY for using a pen.. or keyboard more correctly as he now faces 9 charges of terrorism due to typing his opinions on forums and downloading religious articles (where i might add are published in the UK) He's never hurt nor ever wished to hurt anyone.. only expressed his freedom of speech.

There's a difference between expressing opinion, and using the written word to inspire violent acts. A previous poster has mentioned, and is quite correct, that those who like to think they're using "the pen" as their "weapon", when in reality they're just cowards attempting to vicariously release their rage through those who may be spurred by their words, are always the first to claim innocence when taken to task for what they are quite obviously doing.

DAnDan · 23 Jan 2011 at 01:07

Rostam said:
Personally i think he went about the whole thing the wrong way, incitement to murder is a naughty thing to be doing however you look at it. Yet it burns when no one stands in the way of tyrants who cause war worldwide and cover it up like it's all good. Theres a lot of innocents who are dying out there and my cell mate here just became overwhelmed by the sight of oppression and expressed himself by posting stupidness on the internet. Does he deserve life in prison for that?

Yes. You can't justify something just becuase you have an actual reason. Had people followed his instructions and actually murdered MPs over this, would you still say the same thing?

Had he done it (the murders) himself, would you still try and justify a crime in the way you have?