Inspired: Magnitude & Survival's Light
Magnitude (for Haiti) my voice is lost within my throat scrambling for direction ever lost in tears as gurgles blanket words swimming and drowning my voice battles death revived slowly by growing anger that rises like burning vomit erupting from a sickened belly "Where is the justice?" it longs to call out to the heavens but, stilll silenced, it grasps loosely creating empty echoes that no one can hear by Khadijah "Moon" Ali-Coleman (c) Jan. 18, 2010 ---------------------------------------------- I painted the painting above, "Survival's Light" this morning, drawn to the idea of the Haitian survivors emerging from the rubble of last week's earthquake as powerful flowers of light, drawn to the light energy above the broken ground. The painted orbs depicted in the painting represent the people, survivors of the horrific tragedy, emanating with life despite death's call. The poem was written earlier this week. I can't get over the tragedy. The...