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Heritage
Contributed by
Caged Soul
on
Wednesday, 8th March 2006 @ 04:54:20 AM in AEST
Topic:
political
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Our heritage, our gift from our forefathers-
showered onto us like water from the heavens.
Raindrops of narration, hailstones of fury,
we fill our buckets – willingly?
“ You can’t know where you’re going
if you don’t know your past “
Words from our elders, they last in our minds,
yet in sharp contrast with what we find.
What is heritage?
Does it have a place in our day & age?
We engage in pointless bickering and squabbling
to defend our peoples past,
but what have the people from our past ever done for us?
Sure they’ve burnt a few tyres and threw some petrol bombs
and some even died for the cause-
but does death in an apartheid brawl
equate to a hero for us all?
Was it we, were we their motivation,
or were they just attempting to escape their situation.
Selfish war of liberation fought to defy their oppression.
Whatever their intent might have been, today,
the fruits of their labour can be seen.
And even though sometimes its hard to see
the relevance,
its truly evident that because of them,
we don’t have to burn a few tyres
or even throw some petrol bombs.
Copyright ©
Caged Soul
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2006-03-08 04:54:20]
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Re: Heritage
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by Dupa on
Wednesday, 8th March 2006 @ 05:14:42 AM AEST
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| This is an excellent piece in the way that it gives the reader a perspective of the world you are in. It's strong because you question and don't blindly accept it. |
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Re: Heritage
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by Fionndruinne on
Wednesday, 8th March 2006 @ 06:48:28 PM AEST
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Nice work, Ash. I like the first stanza especially. And I like this kind of theme, life, with the relevance of the past. Well done.
Andrew |
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Re: Heritage
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by Shmokin on
Thursday, 9th March 2006 @ 06:33:02 AM AEST
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| Poignant piece of writing, much enjoyed, well done, thanx for sharing :-) |
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