THE MUSEUM
Bodies beguiled and hung on darkened vintage
death epitomized in hand carved wooden frames
models of planes contrived for powerful killing
chronicled weapons laid out on display
visions of Auschwitz flaunt Stuthof and Dresden
discerning history’s genocidal flares
inferring history’s blatant incarnations
killing machine descendents feign ensnared
tyrants evince pride through social bondage
labor intensive servitudes inflame
governments endue a sullied freedom
slavery hovels death’s surmised disdain
archeologists tell our gruesome story
photographers expose our flagrant wars
Africa, Europe, North and South America
museums collect the ugliness of it all
curators brandish genocide’s repugnance
patrons lexical genocidal pains
artist flaunt the history of our lineage
a chattel sold, an economical gain
lessons learned abstain from social justice
no captured joy amidst the archived pain
atrocities now pictures hung for viewing
museums foretell our lessons learned in vain
SHIRLEY HOWARD HALL
The Voice Behind The Story
Books by the author: SHIRLEY HOWARD HALL
"LISTEN" takes you deep into the conscientious of the socially, economically, and culturally challenged. Confronting the communal stigmas of not fitting in, LISTEN is a first person journey into the breaking hearts and poignant lives of those who fail to flourish in today’s society. In this collection the author compels us to look at the abused and enslaved. The, hopeless and helpless, living in tent cities and sleeping in cars; their stories scrolled ticker tape style across the bottom of our screens; consciously unseen – subconsciously unheard. The author forces us to acknowledge and at times concede to the darkness that masks their faces.
Fearing the infinite in ourselves, Listen engulfs us in screams that get louder, emotions that clash with understanding, and a whirlwind of confrontations, economics, and dogmas that marginalize a society of real people, attempting to live real lives. Rich in enlightenment, yet dark and enticing, Listen is for real people living real lives. Although the authors work trends toward academia, LISTEN is an awakening that shines a light on the portico that separates those who think they “have” from those who are sure they “have not”
"ONE DAY; Life, Love and Controversy in Middle America". Using the richest of language, ONE DAY highlights the complexities facing mankind today. Writing in first person the author opens avenu"es of understanding by becoming the voice of the people behind the story. From the chains of slavery to the horrors of abuse, from the terror of the battlefield, to the breakdown of the family, a whirlwind of emotions rise and fall as the author embodies an excruciating honesty in a most unexpected format.
Purchase "LISTEN" and "One Day" on-line, or anywhere books are sold. For signed copies contact the author at mailto:shirleyhallpoet@yahoo.com
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