Propaganda Begins with PR
Poetry for the Soul
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1915
Call me genocide
Call me rape
Call me extermination
Call me slaughter
Call me massacre
But never call me a lie
The systemized, strategized murder of masses to a particular demographic
The havoc, the elimination, extermination planned to a nation
The concentration camps…before Jews were stamped
My people were cramped into mass burial graves
We were not born as slaves
Yet forced to behave by means to obey
A God that’s not ours and give our bodies for free
And by give I mean take
Because there’s nothing consensual about cold-blooded rape
Followed by slaughter of mothers and daughters
While the heads of men became trophies and sat on sticks
Till all the blood drained out…it’s straight sick
As if that’s not enough they were put on display
As a lesson to obey
But the damage was done before we could run
Because we were forced to march until the end was the start
And the start was the end
Starved. Hung. Shot. Stabbed. Dehydrated.
Just to name a few of the obstacles to die through
Antagonized. Sodomized. Ridiculed and more
How dare they call it a war!
Call me genocide
Call me rape
Call me extermination
Call me slaughter
Call me massacre
But NEVER call me a lie!
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About the Book
Propaganda Begins with PR is a collection of spoken word poetry on human life in its rawest essence – emotion. The book is divided into sections on politics, love & lust, Armenian ethnicity, time, distrust and even a taste of comedy. Many of the poems were written to be performed, so readers can enjoy the natural rhythmic flow from line to line as they appear in free verse format.
About the Author
Meredith “Miz” Avakian is a Although most of her work is shared through live performances, some of her poetry has been published in various print and online publications including the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, the Armenian Poetry Project, Poetry Ink and The Literary Groong. She has spent most of her life searching for a sense of justice in the world’s inequalities. The message is underlined throughout her poetry and time dedicated to volunteering for community events. Both her personal and professional lives revolve around communications and the role that “having a voice” plays in society.