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Undefeated


Author Country :East Africa
Genre Type :Poem
Location :East Africa
Year of Publication :NULL/
Publication :NULL
Sub Theme :Spirituality, Women, Children, Inspiration, Perserverance/Endurance/
Author Name :Father Emile Dumas, M.M./
Author City :NULL
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The image of the
Rwandan

refugee woman

her three children

one breast-feeding

one clinging to her
hand

her precious
possessions

bundled and balanced

on her head

keeps coming on my
screen

of consciousness

now and then

here and there

sometimes in full
color

sometimes in
silhouette

walking in the
present

towards the future

undefeated by the
violence

the pain and the
grief

there is something
sacred

there is something
strong

about this Rwandan

refugee woman


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