Drabness
They would stifle our lives,
Suffocate us
With their drabness,
Steal our joy,
Silence the notes
And create
Oppressive sadness.
Opher – 12.11.2019
I was minded to write this poem after watching the Ken Loach film Jimmy’s Hall. In that film the claustrophobic Catholic Church put a stop to dancing, teaching and music. They had the hall burnt down and Jimmy forcibly transported.
But it could have been any fundamentalist religion. It could have been the Taliban, ISIS or Boko Haram. They would have our women uneducated, locked up at home or behind veils, to ban music and to force everyone to pray.