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letra de the staccato was no firework - iquo dianaabasi

the guard gave his word
to defend the integrity of his people
if everyone respected laws of the land
there would be peace
served on a platter of equity
then, indigenes, cattle, herders and
even land would not suffer;

taking to duty post that night
the guard worried neither about wife
nor about son’s impressive drawings
nor about secondary school-bound daughter
dawn would soon come
and find him homebound, for late celebrations
the guard’s vow was sealed with
uniform and cutlasses;
but his blades, though sharp, were
no match for the marauders’ guns
then, with a bullet to the back
the guard learnt too late
the staccato in logo was no fiesta

the staccato from afar was too
violent to be new year day fireworks
drawing out fear so palpable, it
left her impaled for the longest seconds

then, the baby was strapped to her back
then, a snack and water were tied in a cloth
and tossed over her shoulder
then, the race began
her feet took off
unaware they wore no shoes
then the fires wheezed past her
and the screams propelled her faster

then, an unearthly smell hit her; charring skin
mingled with burning grains
then, the noise stopped, time
suspended, and dooshima discovered …
the staccato in guma was no firework
but a bullet to her eye
the staccato was the deafening soundtrack
to the new year day massacre

- iquo dianaabasi

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