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To my people, on the occasion of your unprecedented happiness
In my two and a half decades on this planet, i’ve never seen you so
happy, so elated, so joyous. And while neither my instinct nor my intellect enable me such euphoria, my heart is warmed in your delight.
You’ve accomplished a long sought after feat: the realization of a
piecemeal dream. And in the end, perhaps what matters most is not what
is, but what is believed to be.
i’m proud of the dedication you’ve demonstrated. Your commitment to
cause and strength to act is admirable. And now, only time can truly
measure what your success has done for you.
But i must share that, for me, this occasion is of a bitter-sweetness.
Whereas the sight of my people living a bliss heretofore only imagined
is enough to carve a smile into the even hardest of hearts solidified
over centuries of a persisting oppression and degradation, i’m also
well aware that the Voice of our way has been stifled into a whisper
upon a cascade of screams. Its words, reduced to mere teardrops lost in
an ocean of misconceptions.
This is okay, for it does not alter my calling.
Abena was blessed. She knew that the desolation of an isolated Freedom
was infinitely more devastating than the misery of a collective
bondage. And in your happiness, i find mine.
So while the golden fetters tighten around our extremities and the
gallows of a treacherous amalgamation are being prepared, i revel in
your rejoicing. And if this joy does not live to see tomorrow, may we
never forget how it felt today.
Your writing is beautiful! True poetry. And I agree with your sentiments. It was/is beautiful to see our people so happy and so proud, yet I pray that we never forget...never forget that the struggle has not ended. Never forget that the road is still hot and that our loads are still heavy. Thank you for reaching out with this reminder of remembrance through this post.
so elated, so joyous. And while neither my instinct nor my intellect enable me such euphoria, my heart is warmed in your delight.
You’ve accomplished a long sought after feat: the realization of a
piecemeal dream. And in the end, perhaps what matters most is not what
is, but what is believed to be.
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Your writing is beautiful! True poetry. And I agree with your sentiments. It was/is beautiful to see our people so happy and so proud, yet I pray that we never forget...never forget that the struggle has not ended. Never forget that the road is still hot and that our loads are still heavy. Thank you for reaching out with this reminder of remembrance through this post.
Bless Up,
LibbErty