I Want To Be A Pilot
My name is Omondi
It means that when I was born
I woke up my mother
early in the morning.
I am twelve years old.
I live in Kibera
the biggest slum in East Africa.
My last meal
was on Sunday
today is Wednesday
I want to be a pilot
to fly very high,
far away from the ghetto
to a place
where kids have parents
that don't die of HIV
everyday
to a place far away
where guardians of orphan kids
cannot abuse us
everyday
to a place far away
where goats eat
things other than trash
to a place far away
where I am treated
as well as white people are.
I want to be a pilot
to wear a uniform
and fly very high
to a place far away
where I don't need
charity from distant lands
to a place far away
where white men in white coats
cannot test medicines on us
to a place far away
where the leaders we elected
stop filling their pockets
and start caring for us
to a place far away
where there are lots of school
books
so one day
I can fly
far away.
I want to be a pilot.
It must feel so good
to go places
where I can walk barefoot
on the green grass
where water is clean
with rivers and springs
where I can feel the sun
shining on me.
It must feel so good
to fly far away
to a place where I don't have
to dig through garbage
for metal scraps to sell
to a place where I have clothes to
wear
when it's cold and wet
to a place that when it rains
it doesn't smell so bad.
I want to be a pilot.
So I can fly very
very high
to take off
and land
where my dreams are
to a place far away
where God just loves me
and churches are just
the mountains
the trees
the rivers
Yes
My dream is to fly far away
to a place
where my suffering can end.
I want to be a pilot
to wear a uniform
to go places
where others are not afraid
to play with me
because I am HIV positive
where I can lead a simple life
where I can eat at least once a day
where there is a future.
I want to be a pilot
so I can fly
to a place far away
where my mum and dad
so they can hug me
so they can kiss me
so they can love me
so I can hug them
so I can kiss them
so I can love them
thank you.Diego Quemada-Diez, Kibera 2004
Que Duro!, y yo creí que tenia problemas, Diego Quemeda es excelente le saco todo el jugo de una manera tan simple a ese barrio y expuso en el mapa un punto del Este de África que muchos no conocemos.
ResponderEliminarVery interesting, Good job Nieves
JSL
Corpus Christi, TX
P.D. Sabes algo de su libro de poesía?
He encontrado estas poesías en un blog http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=71594749
ResponderEliminarparece que son de él pero no podría asegurártelo.
Noticia sobre Diego y su cortometraje http://www.larepublica.com.pe/content/view/171349/632/
Un abrazo.