Cupid in a Warzone
(currently working on writing out the lyrics)
By Aysha (?)
This poem particually stuck out to me as it is so emotion filled and harbours so much powerful messages. Aysha speaks of the other side of the war in Iraq as an Iraqui woman, by just looking at the YouTube comments you can distinguish that there may be some bias but then agian every story is. Americans (and people in general) overlook what is on the other end of war, usually focusing on their soldiers lives and not those inhabitants of the country invaded. They have a population as well and not all of them are fighting, so many innocent civilians are unintentionaly caught in war zones and their lives are taken with no remorse. As an anti-war advocate I really felt for this woman and whether or not they mean to, the military destroys lives, ruins famillies and ends bloodlines. There are many lines in this slam poem that really stick out and make a huge impact; for instance "Sexually trasmitted democracies", "poltical prostitution". This poem is a good way to educate those about what the other side has to endure, whether we are involved in that particual war/area or not as Canadians we should as empathetic human beings should be exposed to how other innocent human beings much like our selves have to go through. Imagining our Canadian land being invaded by a country for a natural resource and having war zones being in the middle of school grounds, cities; having the blood of our families splat across us and not having anyone else in the world realizing not just soldiers are dying but civilians are too, is terrifying and heartaching.
This poem gave me chills.. I feel like slam poetry generally has that effect though, because you are able to hear the poet's pain and emotions--in this case, her anger and sadness.
ReplyDeleteLike you said, there are so many lines and descriptive words that this woman uses that create a huge impact. Some project visuals into the audiences' minds. "Stitch up a tarp with pieces of barbed wire" was one of the lines I remember, and it presents a chilling visual of the conditions people were in during these times. Among other things like treating the children as terrorists and holding them to gunpoint. These slam poems are absolutely devastating and so powerful, they deserve much more exposure than they get. Especially these Brave New Voices ones, I love them.
Good review Beccaroo :)
Whoa, that was powerful. You have no idea how happy I am that you are waking up this powerful art form!! This is a way to express those feelings honestly,revealing certain truths and perspectives. And we can share and learn through social media. When does your slam go up on youtube?
ReplyDeletewere you ever able to write out the lyrics?
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