"long story short"
binary of two forces
one force in opposition to another
a multitude of different oppositions
understand the power dynamic
just about anything
share those resources
a cultural bias at work
asserting itself
totalizing itself
homogenized to look this way
differences are papered over
giving the face of something that should be feared
looking at that lens at work
close the borders
try to alleviate
suffering from the disease
as the other or as the same
determine the motivations
lack of education
this is why we help
the notion is transformed
remains in place
establishing what it meant
distinguished itself
define ourselves
a region of the world
imagine one that would not do what he opposes
interconnected as it is
sovereign within its own sphere
we have some kind of obligation
we are going to make judgments
the paradigm through which we think
considered itself the center of the world
there is no homogenous, totalizing group
there is some truth in this
you need to just get used to it
you are born in a world and you can accept it or change it
language is elastic
accidents
mistakes
not the end-all, be-all
the body of work
a major weakness
a system that allows them to come about in a fast manner
you are involved in the process
I am still making decisions
as a matter of form
at some point you have to evaluate me
I think that’s where I’m going
I hope we are able to tie up our loose ends
humor me
pretend you’ve learned something useful
* This is a found spoken word poem which I have composed, courtesy of Professor Shanaysha Sauls of American University and her Contemporary Political Thought class, and reinterpreted from the lecture and discussions in class on April 7th, 2011. The words and sentence fragments themselves, as far as I am able to record them, are accurate and in chronological order, although I have heavily excerpted and fragmented them for poetic quality and themes.
** I would prefer to present the text of this poem in a format which is center-aligned, but I am not sure if this is possible in Blogger.
1 comment:
Well done, Sir! This is the best! Please bring it to class. Only change I would recommend is to use, "other," as a verb. Sounded like nails on the chalkboard to me every time she did that.
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