Damaged Goods Contest Submission by Author, Ndaba Sibanda
Damaged Goods Contest Submission by Author, Ndaba Sibanda
Rising To The Challenges Of Today
History is a story of now,
a story of today’s activities
that becomes a story of the past.
History is not only a story of sorrow,
but a carefully-crafted story of tomorrow–
a story of what to initiate, swallow or follow.
History is a drawing shaped
by people’s decisions and actions–
usually bold, boring but big and beautiful.
History is a victim’s fight to claim a future,
it is an aggrieved people’s stride to a destiny
through a clearly defined collective and active voice.
History is yesterday’s atmospheric pressure
playing out through today’s barometers of life.
History is more than a story—it is an awakening.
History is not a passive past,
but a present progressive response
to the challenges of today and tomorrow.
It is our upset tummies crying out day and night
for nothing short of the detoxification and protection
of our bodies from yesterday and today’s abdicables.
History is you and I doing something
about our present and future situations,
making life-changing decisions and actions.
Therefore, be brave, be ready because history
is certainly coming for and counting on you.
Today’s actions are tomorrow’s light or shadow.
