27/10/2021
Looking back at this poem that I wrote 26 years ago, I once again question if I’m doing enough to make a difference in a world that seems overwhelmingly hopeless. The greatest lesson I have learned over that time is that for things to change, I must change first. I cannot expect transformation if I have not demonstrated the ability to transform myself.
I cannot wait for government to make the changes we need to normalise our society so I must take it upon myself to do something, no matter how small, to challenge the status quo and to inspire hope in the future. I urge each of you to do the same.
BE TRUTHFUL TO THE TRUTH
(Reflections of apartheid – 1995)
A poem by Ian Fuhr
Did I raise my voice when others were not heard
Did I break the laws to prove they were absurd
Did I opt for silence or just silence the options.
Did I remove the thorns from an unjust education
Did I answer the cries of a tormented nation
Did I fail to act or simply act to fail
Did I stand up against inhuman behaviour
Did I even consider becoming a saviour
Did I neglect to challenge or even challenge the neglect
Did I bow and grovel to the whims of the obsessed
Did I play dark games with the minds of the oppressed
Did I forget to choose or merely choose to forget
Have I reached that place of travel where the truth can now be told
Am I ready to say I’m sorry or is that too much…..too bold
Can I finally, humbly, courageously, gracefully be truthful to the truth!!
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Looking back at this poem that I wrote 26 years ago, I once again question if I’m doing enough to make a difference in a world that seems overwhelmingly hopeless. The greatest lesson I have learned over that time is that for things to change, I must change first. I cannot expect transformation if ...
