Alpha Robinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This poem is dedicated to the parents, especially the mothers, relatives > and friends of the victims of the massacre. I am aware that nothing can > replace their beloved ones who are now gone, but as I search my mind for > answers, these thoughts keep coming up and I thought I should write them > down for you. If these demonstrations had taken place during my school > days, I might have been one of the victims. So I have been thinking of > how my family would have felt and how I would have liked them to feel. > My heart goes out to you all. > > Cry not Mama > > Trying to make sense > Out of the senseless > Turning around in circles > Sleepless and restless > Trying to feel your pain > > Alpha, This is quite powerful! I fought in futility against a mist that formed in one eye and followed into the other, both of which eventually became what I tried to deny since yesterday that I would shed, tears.! I'll save this one. Regards. Kabir. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------