Monday, November 30, 2009 at 2:42AM For Gasper Elikana (verse)
For Gasper Elikana Hunted like elephants for ivory tusks gorillas poached for heads and hands Who benefits from feeding this ignorance? entrenched in superstitions and myths a hereditary condition Becomes a magical creature, Beheaded. ten year old boy or not, Sun blistered. Nearly blind… One leg hacked off Awake. Heart pumping fear. Such violence. Such agony. Alive. Do you hear me? Hacked alive. Bleeding out… With no way but to stand out an albino in Tanzania dismembered… worth $75,000. And ignorance about you has always been well fed... Brightfire Woman © 2009 All rights reserved *Derivative manipulated image of Greek Angel, by Brightfire Woman original photographer unknown. ** See related post in Woman Speak:
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Reader Comments (2)
Very powerful! Speaks to unspeakable horror with such grace and clarity. The sheer force of your heart's longing for compassion makes me weep.
Thank you for leaving a comment! I will always respond back. You recognizing that longing for compassion... made me weep. I figured it up and the price on their heads is over 100 years of the average East African's yearly income...that is devastating.