Because of the overwhelming response to the post I did on Saheir Hammad. I decided to do another. Im completely enamored with this poet and I'm glad they're are others who recognize her tremendous talent.
What I Will
I will not dance to your war drum. I will not lend my soul nor my bones to your war drum. I will not dance to your beat. I know that beat. It is lifeless. I know intimately that skin you are hitting, it was alive once. Hunted. Stolen. Stretched. I will not dance to your drummed up war. I will not pop, spin, break for you. I will not hate for you, nor even hate you. I will not kill for you especially I WILL NOT DIE FOR YOU. I will not mourn the dead with murder nor suicide. I will not side with you nor dance to bombs because everyone is dancing. Everyone can be wrong. Life is a right. not collateral or casual. I will not forget where I come from. I will craft my own drum. Gather my beloved near and our chanting will be dancing. Our humming will be drumming. I will not be played. I will not let my name nor my rhythm to your beat. I will dance and resist and dance and persist and DANCE! This heartbeat is louder than death. Your war drum aint louder than this breath!
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One of my favouritessssssss : AYO MIKE!!!
~I'm fifteen miles over the speed going as fast as I can off into my day dreams~
-Ashani M
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