one for the punch.
chapter nine : i feared
Published Monday, March 13, 2006 by p-h-i-l.
i picked up a gun and shot,
what i feared most has now fallen
but the fear remained
the irony of it all remains
that he feared me not
and not until i pulled the trigger
he was not the monster
but i
the monster of my own creation
and now i stand shaken
as i slowly fall to the ground
and my body hits the floor
the trigger pulled
and the blood flowed
as i took my last breath
it was me that i shot
for that fear consumed me
i feared colour
i feared another
i feared the other colour.
" I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to
the starless midnight of racism and war that the
bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love
will have the final word. " Martin Luther King
" Racism is man's gravest threat to man -
the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. " Abraham Joshua Heschel
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- chapter eleven : the tale of five
- chapter ten : this beautiful madness
- selah
- chapter nine : i feared
- chapter eight : reawakening love
- chapter seven : colours, i see
- chapter six :: a four letter story for katie
- chapter five : our temporary residence
- chapter four :: une vie pour aujourd'hui
- chapter three : the insignificant other