Teodros Kiros - Keep on Dreaming!

Keep on Dreaming!

21 July, 2010 | By Teodros Kiros (Ph.D)

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The sun of the horn of Africa is burning the fields.

Masses of people are sitting on hot stones, famished grass, with nervous bees
circling on their faces, their legs, their hands, and just about every part of
their bodies.
Patiently the eldest whisk them away with their bare hands. Children crush them
with their little hands. Babies cry bitterly not knowing what to do.
The younger men are holding on to their guitars, immersed in remembrance. One
of them abruptly says,

“ May be it is the heat, but I am suddenly struck by rememberance. You see, it
has been six years since my brother died on the grounds of the palace, while
peacefully protesting our Ethiopian ruling regime”

He pauses and his eyes are impregnated with tears. He holds the guitar and
sings.

We humans
We humans
We love easily
Hate quickly.
All the good things that people do
Are forgotten too.
Luckily there is this lover
Which never forgets
The lover who remembers the dead
Celebrates the present.

Oh Yes
Oh Yes

Music never forgets
She remembers every did
Every gesture
Every place where love has gone
Where the dead are buried.

The others sing on. They chant .

Let us they dream on.
Let us remember the 43 students dead on the grounds of the palace
Music, remember the dead.

Dr. Teodros Kiros, is a Senior Editor at Ethio Quest News. His weekly
column appear here