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A voice from the window
(dedicated to John Paul II) |
It is a voice for the voiceless It is a voice that comes from the window. It is a dim voice yet it illuminates It is a howling voice yet is hopeful It is an ailing voice yet is energetic. It is a voice for peace on the eve of war It is a voice for sanity on the eve of lunacy It is a voice for order on the eve of anarchy. It is a voice for the blood of the innocent It is a voice for the good of our village It comes through the window I hear it through the window. I see people of all colours under the window I see children in whose name he cries I see adults to whom he cries, Peace! I see the aged who are worried of what Heritage they will leave behind. It is not a voice crying in the desert but A voice crying in the middle of a city It is not a lone voice but A voice of the multitude and for the multitude. It is an old voice with a sweet melody It is an old voice with a melody of peace, joy and justice. It is an old voice with a melody of faith, hope and love. It is a voice that speaks in the name of the Way It is a voice that speaks in the name of the Truth It is a voice that speaks in the name of the Life It is a voice that stops warriors It is a voice that stops warmongers It is a voice that stops troublemakers Oh voice What is the source of your secret? What is the source of your force? Could it be anything else but love? Could it be anything else but a passion For the Truth, the Way and the Life? Your voice will sound in our ears forever People of goodwill will forever dance to The tune of your voice People of goodwill will forever be grateful For paving the road of peace. by Oppong-Febiri Thomas [ A voice from the window | Love | Your Birthday | Peace ] This poem is © Copyright 2003 Oppong-Febiri Thomas |