Written By: Silence
Tsunami
An earth quake measuring 9.1-9.3 Magnitude on the rector scale devastated South Asia, causing a catastrophic set of events.
230000 Dead,
Families left with nothing
To Fend for Themselves,
Changing, Lives across the world
The Tsunami sparked a worldwide humanitarian response; 14 billion dollars raised and pledged in a matter of weeks
Little did I know that this would be a pivotal moment in my life. I remember waking up, ready for a family Christmas party. Excited to see my family.
The phone rang.
Cancelled? Why? Tsunami? What do you mean Tsunami? Are you speaking about the AXE body spray?
Tsunami – A series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake. Caused commonly by Earthquakes, etc
Upset and confused,
Towering Waves,
Crashing,
Many Dead,
Bodies still counted
Words lost
A flame,
A clawing within my soul
Do something
But at the time,
Identity
A question
Looking Back,
Single mother, 2 Children
Left Alone,
New Country, New Language, New Surroundings,
Jane and Finch
Forced to Mature
Responsibilities
Outcast from the very start
Clothing, Awkward
Color, Different
Hair, Comb Over
Food, Smelly
Culture, Unknown
My name a Chore
Nick Names,
As they said,
Paki, Curry Legs, Brown Face, Sand Nigger,
So I ran,
Far away,
“Canadianized”
Dressed and spoke like the Youth in the Area
Got in trouble like the Youth in the Area
Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers
Didn’t know
Ancestors, History, Lineage,
Did not want to know
Just wanted to “fit” in
Years of Silence
**Breaking News**
Thousands Dead,
Thousands Missing,
Thousands Displaced
Urgent aid needed
Money and Supplies
World Came Together to support
Money Collected,
Eelam Mentioned
Tamil Eelam?
First Time I ever have heard
So intrigued,
Sleepless nights
About a world at one point never wanted to know about.
The next few weeks were transforming,
Memorial service for the lives lost in Tsunami
Emotion, none
Living in a perfect ideology of the world
Couldn’t understand,
With The world now watching
How can a government not supply the humanitarian funds to the people affected by the devastation?
Families affected Saw no Relief
There has to be a governing body that holds nations accountable?
How can a nation not care about its own People?
Tamils were never Sri Lanka’s people
Scratching at the surface
So oblivious,
So Ignorant
Research,
Days,
Weeks,
Months,
Now Years
Years of injustice, Oppression, violence and death
Law & Order, Fails,
Protest, Dead ears
Laws structured, Ignored, Marginalize and Oppress
Impeding all social progress
Nowhere to Stay
Nowhere to go,
No place to call home
Where will we go?
Knowledge and Strength Gained
Mobilizing an immediate and effective change
Conversation with mind,
A mind lost in thought
Silence all around
Silence,
In the face of Injustice
Is consenting to what is,
Silence
Finally started to break
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