For a long time I've had the idea, in my mind, to realize this page. I could not find any suitable title. I just wanted a special space to propose the discussion (with you) about some problems of my particular interest. Of course, I mean all those subjects interesting for people of every age, education and social class.
Some of the poems, herewith proposed, had been "sleeping" in the drawer of my desk for a long time. I have never found, up-to-now, any suitable collection for them. But...can these papers be called "poems", as a matter of fact? Maybe it's better to define them as random reflections and thoughts (even scratch thoughts, sometimes). I copied them, and I tried to arrange as "poem verses".
Why? Because once again I wish to demonstrate that poetry talks to reality, in the reality and with the reality of the facts. Poetry arises spontanesously (like a dramatic cry), when one looks at the ruins of war. And flows out of the soul, when one feels in the mood for praying in front of disgrace, destruction, bombs and dead people. Poetry rises up as a wish o faith and hope, above everybody and everything. And it is generous, like charity, when one wishes to demonstrate the others that he (or she) is with them, thinks of them and feels in solidarity.
Therefore, my dear friends, I wish to analize some important subjects and actuality facts along with you. And I wish to hear your voice too. Sometimes, even, I try to be provocatory. Just to see whether my joyful, dolorous, hopeful or consternated cry can be spread up into reality in the way I wish.
This page will be kept alive through our mutual contribution. I need your help, then. Please, write me, if you feel like myself - if you are not afraid, of reality but this one, on the contrary, means an input to reflect and better understand the others ans ourselves: our faults, our reasons of pain, joy, satisfaction or
frustration.
I am looking forward to hearing from...many of you. You can send our comments to my E-Mail
address: carla@carlapiccini.com
You, the 8 greatest
ones, listen...
to a woman of the small ones
Let me speak, please,
for many people,
who are unable,
not allowed to talk.
At the end, maybe, I'll shout too.
That always happens
when you've something urgent,
and important to say,
after being kept shut up
for too long time.
8 great nations exist,
but because many small ones
are kept small
with force: missing they are,
I mean, what can allow
a life of dignity to evey man.
When one is born
is neither actually small
or actually great:
human will,
wrongly interpreted,
or wrongly applied
is the determinant cause
of enormous differences
existing today.
Guilty are the ones
wanting to prevaricate
the multitude.
And they succeed:
not because they can,
not because they deserve it,
but because they are strong.
Spread up and accepted
are the logic rules of competition,
supported as necessary,
as useful to the common welfare.
They're even studied, and programmed,
carefully, methodically,
with all possible ways
to overcome competitors.
Often this happens
beyond every law,
actually neither moral,
nor civil nor social.
Everyone sees every kind
of evident, great injustice,
by the strongest, most powerful people
inflicted to men and women of nations
who are physically weak,
because of poverty,
lack of education,
ways of prevention
from unknown guns.
Ignorance is the most efficacious
way of domination:
the diffusion of schools
is forbidden, while
the ones still existing
must be neutralized.
Unfortunately can the greatest ones
achieve all their goals:
missing or scarse is education
in many parts of the world,
sometimes even badly organized.
Even in civil, evoluted countries
school is not often the proper place
where really free people are formed,
able to act alone,
to think unconditionally.
The proof is the fact
that many good people
watch with indifference
what the greatest perform.
And they feel out of danger,
thinking that all of their plots
do not concern them.
Somebody is even persuaded
that they are operating
for the common welfare.
Everyone wishes to believe
that when the greatest re-unite
through the best
intentions are animated.
Everybody wishes to hope
they will take their decisions
in the name of the common welfare,
all over the world.
But today this is no longer possible:
too many have been the proofs
showed in the opposite sense.
Nobody must, therefore, any longer shut up:
and everyone's admonesting,
dissenting voices have to reach them.
The greatest must know that patience
is no longer a virtue, anyway.
An unforgivable fault is
when one tolerates strong,
continuous injustice towards the others,
or when it is allowed
that just a few people decide
about a whole country's
life and death.
Every man, real and aware,
approving all that,
is a sinner, especially when
is a catholic or believer.
No one can admit
that money and common goods,
intelligence and work of a nation
are used to serve
private people's or groups' own interest.
All this while..
state and international organizations
stay there to watch
without saying any word.
Maybe even if they are in the hope
of possible, good results,
for everyone.
Nobody can believe promises, any longer;
nobody is available any more
to make the others rich
through his or her own sacrifice,
to let them enjoy the good fruits.
A lot of us are small, but we are many:
we can no longer accept
to put our own existence
into a few people's hands.
We'll take our life back.
We shall learn, we shall study,
we shall work
to build up our present
and our future
through our own stength
though our own ability.
We are all strong, and we can:
many of us can as well
as the ones saying they are great,
but are only too clever,
or too strong.
We'll learn to use reason,
to think with our mind,
to reflect, and to speak...
as small people, right now,
but as free men and free women:
all of us able to find
what's for life necessary
if we are not spoiled of that.
All of us able to develop our spirit
when we are not held, or not tricked.
Do listen then, you all
chiefs of the 8 Great Nations:
people are going to realize,
and want to be heard,
to take part and decide
of their destiny.
We all want to be "souvereigns",
as told in our own Constitution.
We no longer accept
any dictator,
of any colour.
We no longer accept any teacher
who is not a real example
who is not a real promoter
of freedom and progress.
Time has finished to enchant people
through nice, learned words.
We all ask for clarity, concrete examples,
positive deeds and no promises,
real projects for our present time.
We all want to be now considered,
really as authentic mankind,
in every part of the world,
without any discrimination.
We are all aware it's not easy,
it's costing to rich, powerful governments.
Therefore we can no longer believe:
we have no proof of action
without any interest inside.
We have listened to many good promises,
never or seldom realized.
"Be careful!" therefore
we are shouting now.
"Be strong, but not insuperable!"
Small people, on whom
powerful empires were built up,
are tired of being servants.
Of their values, they're getting aware.
They can be no longer
ao easily strumentalized.
They want to build up for themselves.
Call then, all of them, to take part.
Give them a small part of your power.
Distribute some of your goods among them:
don't let them take the same with strength.
Small people don't want to be strong
(otherwise, why are they small?).
They want to defend their own life,
their own dignity.
This is their right, and their duty.
Be careful!
The today's password
is Globalization: an abstract term,
so trendy, like many others,
that I am afraid of.
It means for me will of
uniforming, assigning, directing
everybody towards a unique goal...
inglobating nations and people
into an anonymous mass,
lead by few omnipotent chiefs,
driven to achieve their own aims.
Probably I can be objected
to talk without knowing,
to accuse everybody in excess -
in a generic, undefined way...
But this is really
your fault - I mean:
you've always kept us ignorant,
never allowed to know
everything in its depth.
As you've never wanted
us to be literate, and properly
contrast all of your projects.
But we are all diffident now:
we're no longer ready to swallow,
everything, to let us be enchated
through every distraction you offer,
to prevent us to reflect.
The gladiators' time
is going to finish now.
We'll never get so crazy, anymore,
and kill each other,
at the football matches:
we know the owners' names
of some teams: we know
how much advantage take many people
from such a popular passion,
by themselves fed up.
No more will anybody of us
cry in front of choreographic,
military parades,
during every kind of ceremony
to remind soldiers and policemen
killed during their job:
all of them to be victims,
as they actually were.
Our tears neither prevent their death
nor call them to life back:
And stop, please, to the usage of guns!
Everybody will learn self-control,
self discipline... even if
passion and feelings
find a forever place in our hearts.
Everybody will be more aware,
more responsible too.
It's enough not to be prevented
through thousands of
enchanting, tricky, alternative
proposals, like all those
lottery and quiz programs
where fortune only
helps every winner's success.
More careful will be everybody,
absolutely: all of us will perform our duty.
Nobody will stay stillstand any longer
to watch, and to listen to...
Do not count any more on our
"silence as approval".
From somebody, who better realizes,
will the alarm arise,
to let many other voices
rise up, higher and higher
stronger and stronger: all of them
asking for justice.
We will all learn to be united,
and live in solidarity.
Each of us will be
souverign of an empire
if we learn to divide...
we all now know that.
No longer will be anyone satisfied
with rich people's leftovers.
All of us will solicit
what is ours for law
as word citizens we are,
lords as well as real lords are.
Of course says nobody of us
to hate all of the important people
taking part at the meeting.
Maybe are they victims as well,
so much in the same workings involved
that they can't the danger realize,
or get free of the same.
We want to speak for them too,
to prevent everybody who,
in good faith, is likely to achieve,
in the best way he or she can
the goal of some hidden architect,
who wants to build up in his way.
I want, above all,
you to realize the evolution
taking place in our world.
You can't go on driving
everybody's destiny.
No longer we are satisfied
with your today's minimal presents,
with your great promises for the future.
We don't believe you any more,
we can no longer wait, like good children.
An obstacle we shall be to your pojects,
if we can't actually realize
they're good and efficacious,
for everyone, immediately now.
We are no longer available
to be charged with your faults.
We are talking to you now,
to state our position more clearly,
to advise you about what we really want.
Listen to us, then, and reflect...
not too long, anyway:
it's a life or death
question for us.
We can no longer wait,
we will no longer wait.
You all know our needs,
you've to know our opinions
and our projects too.
But you've to keep them in mind,
above all...you can no longer decide
about one's own life.
I was afraid to talk too much,
with excessive emphasis,
almost without any logics,
without any clarity.
Maybe I did it.
But I had a lot to say,
I had to discuss about urgent
and important matters.
I am small, unable to speak
with proper, eloquent words.
But you are intelligent,
and finely educated.
For sure you'll understand me.
You'll find only a great advantage
if you listen to small people:
they are growing up,
in spite of your expectations.
No longer you can ignore them.
Moreover, they're to Earth closer.
They catch every call, every notice from it.
To Heaven they're also closer:
from there comes their strength.
It's better, then if you start
studying some projects,
in the name of everyone's
progress and growing up.
Natural balance needs respect,
the same which is needed
through all people's actual
cultural differences, and
through individual freedom.
Ambition of power and possess
needs to be changed.
Even a giant is weak,
in many of his parts.
There you can hit,
defeat him, and crash down.
Small people are angry already.
Do not increase their rage.
No man wants violence in the world.
And we small, above all,
vitims of injustice for so long time,
we need respect now.
The same respect which is
everyone's holy right
for a life spent in dignity.
Beauty and gifts offers Earth,
to all of her children.
Nobody must pretend
too much for himself, or herself.
All of us could be "lords":
nobody too great, nobody too small.
All of us must be brothers,
and live in happiness.
Thi is possible if you...
so skilled and rich in ability,
start walking now
in justice and peace.
Please, come to us.
Let's proceed all together
for ever and ever.
Please, take our hands,
tended to you
like your brothers' hands.
A small woman has talked,
a woman who has learned
to speak, and can no longer
be still.
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