40 DAYS AGO WE DIED
31 Jul 2009 18:1311 Comments
FORTY DAYS AGO WE DIED
By Setareh Sabety
Forty days ago we died
Along with that mother
Whose scream I still hear
Not only in my ear
But deeper
In the bloody cracks
Of my broken heart.
Forty days ago
We saw life
Chased out of
The young eyes
Of someone else's daughter
Forty days ago
We all died
Bearing witness
To the naked cruelty
Equally random and arrogant
Of those we refuse to call
Men
Songs of heroism anger me,
Drown in the wail
Of mourning mothers
Churning in my stomach
Martyrs we do not need
We are dead already
We died forty days ago
Bearing witness
To the uncensored
'Graphic content'
Of human cruelty!
What we need
Is a miracle:
A mother
Whose newborn's
First cry
Rips through
The clean crisp
Air of freedom
Finally found.
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Let us hope for a "rebirth".
Robert Zimmerman / July 31, 2009 2:32 PMNeda Soltan RIP - Never to be forgotten :-(
The people of conscience in the free world support your quest for freedom and justice. Stay strong and focused. The world must keep the lights trained upon your present leaders so that they understand that there is a price to pay for being evil and part of that price is pressure from the free world to relent and bring freedom and justice to your people. Nothing less is acceptable.
Gene Rossano / July 31, 2009 2:39 PMThat is powerful, that poem. I will pray for the day in Iran, when that newborn's cry
does rise in freedom.
Peg / July 31, 2009 2:41 PMBless you all, Peg
please god let this be over soon, we want iranians respected and understood. No more violence, respect, mousavi please do something, no more nedas, no more evin.
jill / July 31, 2009 4:49 PMThank you, again, Setareh Sabety for another powerful, heart-wrenching poem to memorialize Neda and keep her memory alive.
It is so very encouraging to learn of the persistent protests over Mahmoud "Landslide" Ahmadinejad' rigged re-election.
The people of Iran are strong, clearly, and those of us who watch and pray for justice and freedom for them will never give up. It is simply a matter of time and persistence.
Roger / July 31, 2009 5:02 PMFantastic! Very powerful.
Yekshemesh / July 31, 2009 6:45 PMi grew up in southern california in the 80's and knew many iranians from the diaspora. i have a great deal of respect for them as a people and a culture.
their struggle is not just iranian, as most people here know. it is the struggle for for fair and representative government that we all are part of, even in this country. (highlighted by the excesses of the bush administration)
i wish them the best on this day of mourning.
because of our interventionist history in iran, we need to be careful to not cross any lines in this conflict. and, luckily, in this situation, mere human reflection of the unconscionable actions of the regime suffices.
kevin / July 31, 2009 7:16 PMstay strong, do not forget.
thank you for the poem
yes- forty days ago we died
it felt like a new beginning- i still hope it is
there is always hope
b / August 1, 2009 10:19 AMthere will be change
Breathtaking.
Nasim / August 1, 2009 10:49 AMThank you Setareh.
God will hear the cries of innocent blood in the grave, un needed martrys is life accounted for. The prayers in your heart for theese people are multiplied in gods heart.
- there will come a day when a generation arises whose cries scream truth justice and freedom. I pray mercy for the sins of my country and myyself.
Shahin / August 1, 2009 1:28 PM- i will pray for your mourning heart and the mourning heart of your and her loved ones.
I will be able to think and wipe the tears probebly in few days. Thank you for your pure heart. "Neda" and other Victms of this Evil Government will never be forgoton.
thank You once more.
wdednh / August 14, 2009 4:05 AM