NguFred Norman, World BEYOND War, UDisemba 30, 2021
Ngenye imini intombazana encinane eklasini yaya kumfundisi-ntsapho wayo yaza yamsebezela ngokungathi yimfihlelo, “Mfundisi, ibiyintoni imfazwe?” Utitshala wakhe wancwina, waphendula wathi, “Ndiza kukuxelela
intsomi, kodwa kufuneka ndikulumkise kuqala ukuba akunjalo
uya kuyiqonda intsomi; libali labantu abadala —
bangumbuzo, uyimpendulo - Kanye..."
Wathi, ngelinye ixesha...
kwakukho ilizwe elalisoloko linemfazwe
- Iyure nganye yosuku ngalunye ngonyaka-
lalizukisa imfazwe, lingabahoyanga abo bafayo;
yadala iintshaba zayo, yaxhela, yaxoka;
langcungcuthekisa, libulala, lixhela lilila
kwihlabathi leemfuno zokhuseleko, lenkululeko noxolo
eyakufihla kakuhle ukubawa okwenza ingeniso yande.
Iintsomi kunye neefantasy, ewe, kodwa yicinge ukuba unako,
kwaye ucinge nabemi belo lizwe lentsomi.
abo babehleka kwaye behamba kwaye babefudumala kwaye bondlekile;
abatshata izithandwa zabo kwaye banabantwana abakhokelayo
ubomi babasimahla kumakhaya amagorha azaliswe ngooTwitter
kunye neetweets kunye neengxolo zamaxesha athile zabagxeki bentetho abonwabileyo,
yonke intsapho yonke idlala indima yentsomi ngobuchule,
ilizwe lokuzenzisa lokwenyani apho ekungekho mntu wakha, angaze
kanye ngalo naluphi na usuku, wenza nawuphi na umzamo wokuphelisa iimfazwe
loo nto yenza ilizwe labo libe lilizwe elihlala lisilwa.
Khawube nomfanekiso-ngqondweni weentshaba eziye zaqhunyiswa ngeebhombu
kwaye bajula, barhuqela ezitratweni badubula, abo
abo batshabalalayo iintsapho zabo, oonyana ababebukele
ooyise babulala, iintombi ezibone onina
yaphulwa, abazali abaye batshona phantsi njengeyabo
ubomi babantwana bawumanzisa umhlaba ababeguqe kuwo;
abo baya kuba lutshaba lwelizwe ngonaphakade
eyayisoloko isemfazweni, abo babeya kuthiywa ngonaphakade
ilizwe ebelisoloko linemfazwe, libathiye abantu balo.
Kwaye ke ihlabathi lahlukana phakathi: isiqingatha esinye sasihlamba ngolonwabo
amanga, esinye isiqingatha sizele ligazi; Zozibini iziqingatha rhoqo,
awubonakali kwabafileyo, ongakhathaliyo kwiziqhwala;
Ihlabathi elinye elikhulu lenkxwaleko, yee-IED, iingalo nemilenze,
iibhokisi nemingcwabo, yamadoda iinyembezi, abafazi abamnyama,
yeenkwenkwezi zegolide, iinkwenkwezi eziluhlaza, iinkwenkwezi kunye nemigca, emnyama nebomvu,
imibala ye-anarchist, eluhlaza kunye neebhanti ezimhlophe,
abathiyiweyo, abathiyiweyo, aboyikwayo, bangcangcazelisayo.
Wathi, ngelinye ixesha...
okanye amagama anjalo, amagama abantu abadala kwiindlebe zabantu abadala,
Wathi ke umntwana, Mfundisi, andiqondi;
Wathi ke utitshala, Ndiyazi, kwaye ndikholisiwe. I
uya kukusa entabeni yelanga emini
kwaye likhanya ebusuku ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Ihlala ikhanya.
Iyaphila. Kuso iinkwenkwezi ezingama-6,000 6,000 zimenyezela, ezingama-XNUMX XNUMX
iinkumbulo, 6,000 izizathu ukuba iimfazwe musa
ukuqonda ukuba ziimfazwe esingasayi kuphinda sibe nazo,
kuba kule ntsomi, ngenye imini abantu bavuka,
bathetha abantu, nelizwe elo lalihlala lihleli
bekusemfazweni ngoku beseluxolweni, utshaba lungekho
ngokuqinisekileyo ngumhlobo, wayengaselotshaba, kwaye encinci
Abantwana abazange baqonde, kwaye ihlabathi lavuya.
wacenga umntwana, esithi, Ndise kule ntaba;
Ndinqwenela ukuhamba phakathi kweenkwenkwezi kwaye ndidlale nazo
ngoxolo.”
Kudala-dala - intsomi,
iphupha likatitshala, isibhambathiso sombhali
kubantwana bonke - asinako ukusilela
intombazana encinci - ixesha ngoku.
© Fred Norman, Pleasanton, CA
