01 July 2014

BUT NO!

BUT NO!  
© Farouk Asvat  

You would think
They would take fresh water from the spring
And blow holy prayers upon it.
But no!

You would think
They would sing to the white beasts
And lure them into the trap of the sirens.
But no!

You would think
Their wives would deny themselves drink
And bathe their children in prayer ponds.
But no!

You would think
They would flog themselves with thorny acacia
And sprinkle libations to their gods.
But no!

You would think
They would enter the minds of their enemies
And call upon the spirits of their ancestors.
But no!

You would think
Their men would indulge in fasting
And prepare themselves for their battle against tyranny.
But no!

You would think
Their entire beings would be focussed on justice
And the day they would thank their gods.
But no!

     But no!
     They show their enemy the way
     To keep themselves in chains
     They fornicate and masturbate
     In the alleys
     They razzle and dazzle
     In the shebeens
     They toyi-toyi and gumba
     In the streets

          But no!
          By the creatures of the natural world
          And the spirits of the supernatural world
          We will fight our fight again
          We will sing our song again


© farouk asvat

[] composed: 31.05.1992 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

But No! was previously published in:

     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p116, 2006);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (01.07.2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
     The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p109, 2014).
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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