In praise of Malala Yousufzai
You are 14, a girl.in Pakistan
You advocate the education of young
girls.
This is called "Western thinking"
and is contrary to the edicts of the Taliban,
When you were 11, you wrote under a pseudonym exposing the Taliban.
This was aired in the West. It brought warnings to your family.
Those warnings were thrice ignore, so you were shot and wounded
with the intention of killing you. Happily you live.
Yet no one is on trial for your attempted murder
and Pakistan is still not a leader in the education of young girls.
You are holding up half the sky,
that is a lot of work for one small child.
This is called "Western thinking"
and is contrary to the edicts of the Taliban,
When you were 11, you wrote under a pseudonym exposing the Taliban.
This was aired in the West. It brought warnings to your family.
Those warnings were thrice ignore, so you were shot and wounded
with the intention of killing you. Happily you live.
Yet no one is on trial for your attempted murder
and Pakistan is still not a leader in the education of young girls.
You are holding up half the sky,
that is a lot of work for one small child.
"Thom the World poet, is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearences with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
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