Eight Minutes & Forty-Six Seconds To Freedom

eight_minutes_and_forty_six_seconds_to_freedom_madras_courier
“Breathe:“ When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe.” Frantz Fanon. Illustration by Yasser Shams Khan. Image courtesy Yasser.
“Breathe:“ When we revolt it’s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe.” Frantz Fanon.

First minute
It’s okay, this won’t last a minute.

Second minute
I can bear this. My heroes bore it.
Malcolm X bore it in this very great city of Omaha.
Everyone stood for him then.
Everybody will stand for me now.
I am a man. I will take it.

Third minute
This ain’t nothin’ compared to what my ancestors withstood.
Bring it on, bro!

Fourth minute
King had said this would happen.
Do not fear, be brave, for you are gonna create history.
People will know you.



To continue reading, please subscribe to the Madras Courier.

Subscribe Now

Or Login


 

-30-

Copyright©Madras Courier, All Rights Reserved. You may share using our article tools. Please don't cut articles from madrascourier.com and redistribute by email, post to the web, mobile phone or social media.
Please send in your feed back and comments to editor@madrascourier.com