while the words we have spoken
echo
silence.
Behind the deceptive walls
these bruised, bloody hearts
cry and sing and dance-
But they can’t convince our lips to move as
honestly as they do.
Day after day
the courage fades away
And
all that remains is
Feeling and Word,
desperately clawing for one anotherattempting
to show you
what I could not
Say.
Be a pebble – Heike Lucht
Find your voice and break the silence
Let its echo thread the needle
To repair the wounds that hold you bound
Let your light shine, blinding
Leave the shadows dancing at its edge behind
Go claim your freedom!
Be the pebble that creates the ripples of
change.
Perdeby often gets asked if we have a space for poetry in the paper. Now we do. If you think your poetry should appear in this space, send an email to perdeby@up.ac.za. Submissions may not be more than 100 words and may not have any unusual layout features. See the Perdeby letter policy for other guidelines.
