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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● Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
● The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
● I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
● The Wind Still Sings Sad
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● 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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