I Will Be Silent

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Valentine Okolo

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I will not speak of the dead
For that is another matter
I will not speak of those
Driven out of their homes
To find shelter in a camp
Fenced with strings
I will not speak of those
Raped at dawn. Or of children
Shot in the head

I will not speak of them

I will not speak of the woman
Round and heavy, like me
Who will give birth to a child she'll be ashamed to name
Neither will I speak of
A dozen other women, like her
And a village which will beget bastards
I will not speak of the slash-deep in my thigh
Made by a knife: a brand of ownership
The mark of a slave

No; on such matters I'll be silent
Rather, I'll speak of warm fires. Of oases, dates
And night songs
I'll speak of things that once were

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