Unlost Irony
If only the living were free and dead, non-silent If only a few from the clan above sat at a table to speak with the lips of the heart If only the table forbid conversation about names invented before we understood English If only the permit to the table is honesty, and the language is sincere words devoid of sympathies If each table had a person from each continent, where everyone spoke about claimed people from a region marked by water What will be the topic? Would the privileged 7 talk about love and unity, or interest and plays Would everyone ask for restitution for crimes of the past Would the demands include grants or request for gratitude? Would slavery be discussed and consequences of this elaborated? Would there be women at the table, or would the men ask for space? Would the dead trust the heart of the living, I hope the irony isn’t lost on you? Would the table speak words? My view, the table is a reflection on a patent surface…The living seein...