One of a Kind

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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Just one of the ones who dreams a dream
of, one day, being a teacher, maybe.
 
The one – taught themself  to read and to write;
set up a secret school – longed to have a mind
of their own...an identity, a reason, a goal
for the first time in their life.
 
The one whose home was ransacked;
books, orange boxes – makeshift desks,
rifled and burned; the one was raped...kicked out 
into the night.
 
The one was arrested, because their shoes
made too much noise on the streets...a brand new law
concocted only that afternoon...
 
the one was tortured till they admitted ‘the truth’. Said,
“Forgive me, please.  I know I did wrong.”
 
The one was stoned to death, 
two weeks before their sixteenth birthday; 
the one they called ‘promiscuous’...
 
the one, subsequently, with child – ripped
from a womb...living proof, they cried.
 
The one does not ask for your pity, only
prayers that, one day soon, things will change.  
 
Just one of the ones still dreams that dream –
one day, there will be a resurrection,
of a kind.
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

My mother-in-law, nearly 95, has had no real contact with hearing/seeing the news for a long time. She read something brief recently, and commented, 'who would have thought in this day and age'. I was quite taken aback, realising she had relegated oppression to a thing of the past. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Absolutely, Rhiannon.  Absolutely.  If only it were.

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

You remind us of the day to day acts of terrorism which could go unnoticed.  Such an important thing to do.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Every word - sadly true, Philip.  Thank you for taking the time to read, and for your inspired thoughts.

Tina

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Oppression and subjugation usually come dressed in the coat of religion when really it is all about power, and control.

Moya

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Absolutely, Moya.  Absolutely.

Tina