Thanks Haruna. No the l;ast line is not an error. I deliberately  wrote "see the forest for the trees" rather than "miss the forest for the trees" because in the context of the poem's imagined drama, that's what happens. Hope this helps.
 
Baba
 
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:46:28 -0400
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: I will tell you why I cry – A Poem
To: [log in to unmask]

Beautiful again Galleh. I wonder if the last line is in error. If it is not, I'd apppreciate it if you share the sequence of thought. Thanx again for you.
 
Haruna.
 
In a message dated 4/26/2010 1:07:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

I will tell you why I cry

By Baba Galleh Jallow

I will tell you why I cry

Even kneeling before the sacred light

Even chanting the sacred verse

Even filled with the sacred love

My heart rejoicing in blissful rapture

At the glory of my Lord

I will tell you why I cry

Why my eyes turn to fountains

Why my cheeks become waterfalls

Even as I praise the Lord

For blessing me with so much joy

For keeping me so safe and sound

For leading me unto His light

For making me one who believes

I will tell you why I cry

Why pain daily dances on my face

Why my smiles refuse to shine

Why my heart is full of sand

Even when I feel so blessed

Even when my spirit laughs

At the follies of this world

I will tell you why I cry

Because the one I thought I knew

Is not the one I think I know

Because the friend I thought I had

Is not the friend I think I have

Because the one I thought different

Seems not so different after all

Seems the same as all the others

Who see the forest for the trees!


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