Poem of the day. Chinua Achebe
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Redazione Italia, 23 Aprile 2016
Redazione Italia, 23 Aprile 2016
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Butterfly
Speed is violence
Power is violence
Weight is violence
Power is violence
Weight is violence
The butterly seeks safety in lightness
In weightless, undulating flight
In weightless, undulating flight
But at a crossroads where mottled light
From trees falls on a brash new highway
From trees falls on a brash new highway
Our convergent territories meet
I come power-packed enough for two
And the gentle butterfly offers
Itself in bright yellow sacrifice
Upon my hard silicon shield.
Itself in bright yellow sacrifice
Upon my hard silicon shield.
(from Another Africa, 1998)
Chinua Achebe
