Alone, <br />To rid my soul of pain <br />I shouted <br />Till my voice was hoarse <br />No one heard me <br /> <br />And then I heard you <br />Each in your separate worlds <br />Shouting <br />In your pain <br />I joined you <br /> <br />Together we moaned <br />Our message was too loud <br />To be ignored <br /> <br />Now our voices are blending <br />Walls are trembling <br />Foundations are shaking <br /> <br />Under our <br />Collective noise <br /> <br />(Based on a talk delivered by Prof. Elifuraha Laltaika of Tanzania; 10 November 2008)<br /><br />Cheryl L. DaytecYañgot<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/collective-noise/
