Thanks Yus. I find it amusing that the poem's being interpreted in such interesting ways, especially that its being read as pointing to things happening in our beloved listservs - the G-Post and G-L. I guess that's why it qualifies for the title of poem in the first place. The original idea, however, came from an observation I made in a college setting where after saying a few words, some black people kept quite because they recognized the hate in the remarks and countenances of some white racists, most of whom had a lot to learn from the objects of their racist demeanors. But yes, I guess we can apply the poem's logic to most social forums - online and elsewhere. Thanks for the kind comments.
 
Kind regards,
Baba
 
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:00:10 -0700
Subject: [>-<] Re: [>-<] Silent Beauty – A Poem
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Silent beauty.

Nice poem Baba. I am sure we could all learn the truth from it. No one has the monopoly on ideas or thoughts. These forums are for us to share knowledge.

The few problems we have either do not understand our society because they came from other countries to Gambia later in life; or have been here too long without going home which means they've completely lost touch of the dynamics of how things work in Gambia. Their misbehavior is an attempt to over compensate for this lack of touch with things.



Thanks
Yusupha

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Baba Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Silent Beauty – A Poem

By Baba Galleh Jallow

 

You hold your voice

In this talking shop

Observe silence

Where speech is golden

Not wishing to hurt

Some innocent ears

Some fragile ears

Some innocent minds

Silent you watch

Some ignorant ears

Some arrogant minds

Remain dark

Too wise to hear!

 

You hold your tongue

You feel this gaze

Of repressed desire

Turned to hate

You feel this gaze

Of hostile minds

That see difference

As marking place

You see this rage

Inspired by love

That must be killed

Must not be felt!

 

You keep your peace

And watch this rage

See faces stretched

To breaking point

See eyes bloated

To bursting point

See minds depraved

Too wise to hear

Too hard to feel

Too blind to see

This silent beauty!


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