By Mory Keita
A singing bird perched
on a tree,
A furious beast
hurling its fury,
A burning arrow
striking a corpse,
I have seen all and
none.
I sit emotionless,
faceless like a puppet,
Observing the moving
hands of the clock,
“Damn it, too slow” my
patience boils,
My thought wanders in
the seven heavens.
I cry of ecstasy,
dance and jump of pain.
I chuckle and sing of
rage to this unruly slow clock.
I roar my fury like a lion
as I see slaughters;
Each tick-tock brings
back memories.
These barren memories
flux through my intoxicated mind;
My speech is flame, my
sight is horror.
Blind, heartless
savage, why dost thou speak to me?
I am the death you
fear, waiting at the corner;
I am a viper, calm as
aggressive;
I am a bloodsucking
mosquito,
--Sucking the
last drops of your miserable existence.
Patience, love,
misery, fertility and life,
I have seen all and
none.
I have seen wars in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Somalia.
I have seen a people
ravaged by war and famine.
I have experienced
cruelty from Nazis, Slurs from ignorant folks.
I have seen terrorists
plotting against peace.
I have seen all and
none.
Why dost thou hate me?
I am Jew, Muslim,
Christian and Buddhist.
I am Marxist,
capitalist and communist.
I am black, white,
Asian and Native American.
There is no mirror in
my heart,
My vision is
colorless, thus I do not discriminate.
Why dost thou wish to
divide?
I have seen all and
none.
I have seen patriots
dying to preserve freedom and liberty,
I have seen selfless
teachers willing to help at any moment.
I have seen mothers
consoling their children, prophets of peace and love.
I have seen tenders
eyes second to none.
Hatred, greed and
stereotypes, do not approach my heart;
Do not corrupt my
sight.
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