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作者: geheim (Bravo) 看板: NtuBaChi
標題: The Subsidence of New Orleans (下沉的紐奧良)
時間: Sun Sep 4 02:04:07 2005
The Subsidence of New Orleans (下沉的紐奧良)
By Bravo Li
September 4, 2005
At 1:58 am
Foreword:
Lethal hurricane Katrina slammed into the heart of the historic Gulf Coast town,
Swept away not only buildings, infrastructure but also equity and justice.
Poem:
Lightning sky shattered thick cloud into drizzling rain
The whimsical climate is similar to a stepmother-like spring
The dripping scattered all over
People started to run in all directions.
The rain began to pour like flood
The big water slurped away African music and the heart of Jazzy culture.
“You loot I shoot” became the slogan of every day life
instead of the original laid back performance everywhere.
We mourn for the collapse of a musical Mecca
where the pilgrims look for
Consolation and redemption of sinful souls.
The more water gathered the more sunk
Of the human trust in imperialism
Equity and efficiency can no longer interpret the
the disparity between the rich and the poor
The poor loot for staying alive
But the price they pay is sentenced for life or death
No one should be proud of this uneven distribution of wealth.
Because the shame is not evenly distributed to everyone.
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