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Say
my Name!
By Sitawa
Namwalie
What’s in a
name?
A famous bard
once asked,
Is the name in
the rose or the rose in the name?
Where does the
sweetness lie?
I don’t know the
answer to those questions my friend,
No philosopher
am I,
What I do know
is my own name.
What is my name?
Sitawa, the
third Namwalie
Shhh listen for
the magic unleashed when I call it,
Catch the
glimpse, of the dancer stirring,
Feel the sway of
sinuous gyrating,
Hear drum beats
from distant past evoking,
Joy!
When I call my
name.
What’s in a
name?
I ask you again?
Is it nothing
but hubris or is hubris nothing?
Does dignity lie
in a name?
Those questions
are deep and concealing.
Me, I know my
name.
What is my name?
Sitawa the Third
Namwalie.
Watch my step
now firming!
My shoulders are
squaring,
My hips start
rolling, to the rhythm of feet, dancing, from the
distant mists of time,
I hear
Music,
When I call my
name
What’s in a
name?
Will you answer
me at last?
Does belonging
lie in a name or does the name belong?
Does freedom
come with a name?
Lets ponder that
question long and hard my friend
My name is me
and I am my name
Call me my name!
Sitawa the Third
Namwalie
I feel the
struggle ceasing
The constant
warring ebbing
Calm returning
Love
When I call my
name!
What’s in a
name?
Let’s look at
this question afresh,
Is the name
creation or is creation the name?
Does enchantment
lie in a name?
I know the
answer to that question my friend!
Listen close and
I will tell you,
I am Sitawa the
Third Namwalie!
My name is a
silent secret unfurling
A well of wild
effervescence foaming
A drink to
refresh
On a hot dusty
morning
My name will
quench your longing.
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