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HORN OF AFRICA
Dark Continent lost cause rebels Desolation and despair ember ashes Slow burning wars singeing consciousness Smoldering conflict mired in neglect
Where government dams bloody rivers Blue headstream conjoining White Nile Political frustrations percolating for decades Oily motives shamelessly disclaiming rights
Brutal faithless ethnic cleansing campaign Black voices silenced throats slit Marooned in fruitless arid wasteland Traditional means of livelihood destroyed
Cross-border refugees fleeing for survival Attempting to escape marauding Janjaweed Makeshift camps overcrowded tent cities Innocents held hostage to deadlock
Meager access to potable water Bare necessities in limited supply Hand-to-mouth existence reliant on strangers Incommunicado muffled cries forcibly raped
Furrowed brows creased with dust Tribal scars dimpling ruddy cheeks Wounds that never heal cover-ups Festering open sores crusty scabs
Dirt poor mud hut cracks Soiled future fertile as sandbox Desert battered by windswept grit Sunstroke nomads begging for mercy |
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Dr. Charles Frederickson is a Swedish-American pragmatic idealist, chronic optimist and heretical believer who has wandered intrepidly through 206 countries, an original sketch and poetic impression for each presented on http://imagesof.8k.com. Having spread rejuvenated roots and wings in Thailand, the past year has been devoted to providing volunteer comfort and supportive relief to children and families affected by the tsunami. 100+ publications on 5 continents. |
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Dance to Death, Issue IV |
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