September 15, 2021

Uma questão

 


No poema, primeiro vem o sentido e dele nascem as palavras ou as palavras insinuam-se e o sentido vem depois?

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A word is

a unit of language,

one or more spoken sounds;

they are carriers

of meaning.



Four words: “Hands up, don’t shoot,”

the catalyst for broadcasting and debate;

but words are more than revolutions,

they are knives,

they are bullets,

they are bombs.



More words: “What do we want? Dead cops!

When do we want them? Now!”

they spell murder,

and destruction,

and define broken hearts and

demolished families.



Two minutes of word:

an iconic speech;

empowering, giving permission

for two races

to spell hope.



Voiceless words: the girl in the back

of the class who

presses the words

from her heart into the paper;

the pain she feels

stops her from hurting herself

the way the words of others

hurt her.



Silent words: tongues don’t

have bones, and

words don’t

have physical strength,

yet they decimate

and save

with equal power.



Defined words: words are

a unit of language,

one or more spoken sounds;

they are carriers

of meaning.

But as we know,

they are much more than that.

   — MacKenzie Harris

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