a poem of lament
And faced east to pray
We died because we spoke a tongue
That differed from theirs who held the guns
We died because we didn't have
The bribe to give the faulty rifle
At the police post
we died in a flow of red because
our parents refused that in us
they should be born again
And I
I hear of these related deaths
And I cradle my violin and weep bitter tears
For I am the we
And We used to be human together
Not long ago
Poetry by richard ugbede ali
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Written on 2006-10-30 at 10:06
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related deaths
We died because we wore caftansAnd faced east to pray
We died because we spoke a tongue
That differed from theirs who held the guns
We died because we didn't have
The bribe to give the faulty rifle
At the police post
we died in a flow of red because
our parents refused that in us
they should be born again
And I
I hear of these related deaths
And I cradle my violin and weep bitter tears
For I am the we
And We used to be human together
Not long ago
Poetry by richard ugbede ali
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Written on 2006-10-30 at 10:06
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