Oh mother of all that has been
Accept me into your warm embrace
And keep me above the water
For I cannot swim
Drag me from this thick, thick mud
Before it pulls me way down
Like it did all of the rest
I can still hear your voice
Lift me please from this chaos
To the place of everlasting forgiveness
I wish to undo the wrongs
Of a forsaken continent upon my people
"La historia me absolverá"
Jan 12, 2014
Jan 12, 2014 at 2:02 PM UTC
Oh mother of all that has been
Accept me into your warm embrace
And keep me above the water
For I cannot swim
Drag me from this thick, thick mud
Before it pulls me way down
Like it did all of the rest
I can still hear your voice
Lift me please from this chaos
To the place of everlasting forgiveness
I wish to undo the wrongs
Of a forsaken continent upon my people
"La historia me absolverá"
"History will absolve me"- the title of Fidel Castro's speech to a courthouse after leading an attack on the Moncada Barracks of Cuba, in 1953.
Reference to Lotus Flower: "keep me above the water"- many of the cultural significance of Lotus flowers derives from their cleanliness sat upon muddy water. Synonyms of the Sanskrit word for Lotus, Padma, include Saroja- the name of my grandmother (Sarojani), so I guess this goes out to her too :)
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