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every human being and confronts the ills of social stratification
the curative for an insidious cancer that takes root in society
pushes open the boardrooms doors
who are in desperate need an audience before the powerful and prosperous
In countries where justice is a wall decoration hanging behind the presidential seat
and where signatures are given to crucial documents
on the strength of a discrete phone call or the dropping of a powerful name
you had better be able to give a good answer to the question
Do you know anyone?
Where the education takes the biggest part of the country wealth
you will not get a decent education for your son
if you cannot give a good answer to the question
Do you know anyone?
They shout at the common people to respect the queue at the door
while next to it is another door where people are admitted with incense
and a smile, and are assured: Your matter will be resolved shortly
Where unqualified people are appointed to high positions
on the strength of words scribbled on small strips of paper
while others remain hanging on the organizational ladder their entire lives
like grist in the mill – it becomes necessary to break that ladder
Where your basic needs are shrugged off like far-fetched dreams
you are forced to find a good answer to the question
Do you know anyone?
Where a specific college degree opens the doors to advancement
millions of qualified applicants jostle for the few available placements
while many seats are reserved in advance for the children of top officials
Everyone else who sufferd
must find other dreams for themselves and other hopes for their future
You organize your cell-phone’s caller-IDs by job title
Not by his name
Your cell-phone’s value is equal to the connections you have in high places
“Do you know anyone?” I’ve been on this ladder for years without budging
but some of those who came after me have used me as a stepping-stone on their way up
“Do you know anyone?” I spent years in a foreign land, away from everyone I know
in order to earn this degree
which now serves no purpose but to fill a picture frame
“Do you know anyone?” My paperwork has been submitted to the courts
to relieve my distress which has long taken root by my bedside
“Do you know anyone?” I had a confirmed booking that took flight
long before the plane left the ground
“Do you know anyone?” Our unlit neighborhood streets are full of water-logged potholes
Do you anyone can let me in to his highness office?
do you know anyone removes the dust of my old file in the archive
maybe then my housing grant will be approved
do you know anyone who can make my dreams to reality
not the other way around?
do you know a solution can put me in a position
where i don't need to use "Do you know anyone?"
Dear Allah, if i knew you
i won't need them anymore.