Rene,

Many, many thanks for a wonderfully apt and captivating piece of poetry.

Sidibeh


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Subject: The Moment of Truth


>
>      The vociferous voices are silent
>      the partisan bickering ebbs
>      the moment of truth draws closer
>      the garment of ethnic pride
>      worn sleekly up our tattered sleeves
>      divisive and condescending
>      it brings to the fore
>      the latent ethnic biases
>      the drumbeat of proud tribal warriors
>      deafens the polluted political battlefield.
>
>      We stand accused
>      our loyalty is deeply ingrained
>      buried deep in our subconscious mind
>      that we are first and foremost
>      a Wollof, a Mandinka, a Fula and a Jola
>      and the hypocrisy of our intellectual nuances
>      falls flat on its deceitful face;
>      we parade ourselves as genuine patriots
>      our allegiance unabashedly ethnic centered
>      with a perceived interest motivation
>      our passionate chorus
>      a disharmonious appeal to an opposition divided.
>
>       Rene
>
>
>     Nb: The foundation for peace and a secured blessing, lies in an 
> enlightened and progressive thought orientation. If our hearts are not in 
> one place, we cannot have a common cause with seeming uncommon results.
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