Articles of Faith - Poem
Friday, August 14, 2009 Read more → Creative-Writing, muslim character, poetry In the name of God, entirely Compassionate, especially Merciful | Peace be with you
In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ | Peace be with you السلام عليكم
By brother Chris Abani
Skills
Learnt in prison are meant to
Prepare you to assimilate on the outside
But what to do with
a disciplined anus that can hide a
sharpened nail, piece of glass or even a pencil
How do you apply
the educated guesses; an ability
to predict who will live or die today
Can you share or even tell
of philosophies and insights gleaned in
silent places of solitary confinement
And who will buy
the blood you sold pint by pint to guards
in exchange for cigarettes, Coca-Cola or bread
Your blood which they sold on to hospitals
private clinics, research facilities
and obeah men in juju shrines
Who will believe
you can compose whole symphonies in your head
waiting the romance of strings and voices, because
Here we are forbidden to sing.
Peace & respect ★
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