Ibhalwe nguFred Norman, World BEYOND War, Disemba 30, 2021
Ngolunye usuku intombazanyana ekilasini yaya kuthisha wayo yamhleba njengokungathi iyimfihlo, “Mfundisi, bekuyini impi?” Uthisha wakhe wabubula, waphendula, “Ngizokutshela
inganekwane, kodwa kufanele ngikuxwayise kuqala ukuthi akunjalo
inganekwane uzoyiqonda; yinganekwane yabantu abadala -
bangumbuzo, wena uyimpendulo - Kanye..."
Wathi, ngesinye isikhathi...
kwakukhona izwe elalihlale linempi
- ihora ngalinye lazo zonke izinsuku zonyaka -
lalikhazimulisa impi futhi lingabanaki abafayo.
yadala izitha zayo, yahlaba, yaqamba amanga;
lahlukumeza labulala lahlaba lakhala
emhlabeni wezidingo zokuphepha, wenkululeko nokuthula
okwakufihla kahle ukuhaha okwenza inzuzo yande.
Inganekwane nenganekwane, kunjalo, kodwa zicabange uma ungakwazi,
futhi ucabange futhi abakhileyo kulelozwe eliqanjiwe,
labo ababehleka futhi bejabule futhi bafudumele futhi basutha kahle;
abashade nezinqandamathe zabo bazala abantwana abaholayo
izimpilo zabakhululekile ezindlini zamaqhawe agcwele ama-twitter
kanye nama-tweets kanye nokukhala ngezikhathi ezithile kwabagxeka inkulumo ejabulisayo,
wonke umndeni wonke udlala indima yenganekwane uhlakaniphile,
izwe lokuzenzisa langempela lapho kungekho muntu owake wakhona, akakaze
kanye nganoma yiluphi usuku olulodwa, wenza noma yimuphi umzamo wokuqeda izimpi
lokho kwenza izwe labo laba yizwe elihlale linempi.
Cabanga futhi ngesitha, labo abaqhunyiswa ngamabhomu
futhi bacwiliswa emanzini, bahudulelwa emigwaqweni futhi badubula, labo
imindeni yabo yachithwa, amadodana ayebukele
oyise babulala, namadodakazi abona unina
bephulwa, abazali abashona phansi njengababo
impilo yezingane yayicwilisa inhlabathi eziguqe kuyo,
labo abayohlala beyizitha zezwe
okwakuhlala kusempini, labo ababezonda phakade
izwe elalihlala linempi, futhi lizonda abantu balo.
Futhi ngakho izwe lahlukana phakathi: ingxenye eyodwa igezwe ngenjabulo
amanga, ingxenye icwile egazini; womabili amahhafu kaningi abe munye,
ababonakali kwabafileyo, abangenandaba nabakhubazekile,
izwe elilodwa elikhulu losizi, lama-IED, izingalo nemilenze,
amabhokisi nemingcwabo, amadoda izinyembezi, abesifazane abamnyama,
yezinkanyezi ezisagolide, izinkanyezi eziluhlaza, izinkanyezi nemithende, emnyama nokubomvu,
imibala ye-anarchist, eluhlaza kanye namabhande amhlophe,
abazondwayo nenzondwayo, abesatshwayo nokwesatshwayo, nokwesabeka.
Wathi, ngesinye isikhathi...
noma amagama anjalo, amagama abantu abadala ezindlebeni zabantu abadala,
futhi umntwana wathi: “Mfundisi, angiqondi;
futhi uthisha wathi, “Ngiyazi futhi ngiyajabula. I
uyakukuyisa entabeni ekhanyisa ilanga emini
futhi ikhanya ebusuku ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Ihlala icwebezela.
Iyaphila. Kuso izinkanyezi ezingu-6,000 6,000 ezibenyezelayo, ezingu-XNUMX XNUMX
izinkumbulo, 6,000 izizathu ukuthi izimpi musa
ukuqonda izimpi esingeke siphinde sibe nazo,
ngoba kulenganekwane, ngolunye usuku abantu bavuka,
abantu bakhuluma, nezwe elalikhona njalo
kade kusempini manje kwase kunokuthula, futhi isitha, hhayi
ngempela umngane, wayengasesona isitha, futhi kancane
abantwana abazange baqonde, futhi umhlaba wajabula,”
umntwana wamncenga wathi: Ngiyise kule ntaba;
Ngifisa ukuhamba phakathi kwezinkanyezi futhi ngidlale nazo
ngokuthula.”
Ngesinye isikhathi - inganekwane,
iphupho likathisha, isifungo sombhali
ezinganeni zonke - ngeke sihluleke
intombazanyana - isikhathi manje.
© Fred Norman, Pleasanton, CA
