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There’s still one way

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

There’s still one way

 

You could abandon your dreams

Allow the tides of the Rain

Allow The World of Leaves

The poem the birth of Humanity

 

There won’t be a need for you to sleep

In the hills and valleys of redemption

On the pages of books

Pondering your midlife crisis

 

You shall walk alone in the dark

Tripping on your own thoughts

To after rise

Beneath the Sunlight

 

You will set free the truth

Allowing the vines of others to latch on

The souls you will find

Residing in the Clouds and the Leaves

 

Just you alone step into

The vacant space of the future

Allow it to wrap you up like a corset

Take the air out of your lungs 

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On Human Rights Day 2022

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The abridgement of civil and human rights is an ages-old problem. History notes its presence in ancient times and journalism reports its menace today. Individuals are encouraged to ridicule human rights advocates by labeling us as “social justice warriors” and “woke”. Most SJWs would rather err on the side of wearing our hearts on our sleeves rather than being indifferent to the oppression of others. We understand that using the word “woke” is just another way of condemning empathy and compassion. If someone chooses to call me “woke”, I’ll take it as a compliment.

This is not to put woke people atop of a pedestal. I believe most people are inherently decent, fair, and kind at heart. Most citizens do not feel threatened when minorities wish to be included as equals regarding rights, obligations, and being treated with respect.

The truth of the matter is that common, everyday folks have…

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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #92 — Content Catnip

See a mini pony take his first shy steps on specially made legs, a Gibson Girl riding a lobster, some serene paintings by Iris Scott and some frenetic modern punk music. It’s all here. Enjoy edition #92!

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #92 — Content Catnip

Signs Of The Times: A Photo History — beetleypete

A group of Temperance Society ladies. A ‘protest’ by blondes and brunettes. Immodest clothing means a rise in the divorce rate. More campaigning against shorter skirts. I think the sign refers to a different lady. A street protest joker. Elegant advertising. Long hair equals Communism. (Apparently) Young women in favour of mini-skirts. Job hunting after […]

Signs Of The Times: A Photo History — beetleypete

Parashat VaYishlach 5783, Women’s Mental Health, and Generational Trauma — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

This parashah looks at how dysfunctional family systems might even heal, given the right circumstances.  It also looks at the pain caused when women are treated as mere property to be possessed by one group, and property to be recaptured and avenged, by another group. This portion again, as last week points up the need […]

Parashat VaYishlach 5783, Women’s Mental Health, and Generational Trauma — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

♫ What’s Going On ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

Last time I posted this, in May 2020, I said it fit the times we were living in.  Since then, a lot has happened, and the song STILL fits the times perfectly.  The question then becomes … will there ever be a time when we will listen to this song and say, “Wow, I’m glad […]

♫ What’s Going On ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

तूफ़ान / Storm

Kaushal Kishore

आँखों में आंसू भर जाते हैं,
पर नीचे बहते नहीं,
यह सब्र नहीं है,
एक तूफान का संकेत है…

👀 👀 👀

Tears fill the eyes
but don’t flow down
this ain’t patience,
it’s a storm in making…

–Kaushal Kishore

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