We all traveled into that big room, some from very far away we smiled at some we knew we did not as we talked agree our hearts went fast thinking of morning when we would walk along the path. We spoke. Late night. We disagreed. We knew we would climb the Senate steps. We knew we would present our claim we would demand : be strong now : end the war. How would we do it? What would we ask? We will be warned, one said."They will warn us and take us." We can speak and walk away. We can lie down as if in mourning. We can lie down as a way of speech, speaking of all the dead in Asia." Then Eqbal said,"We are not at this moment a revolutionary group,we are a group of dissenters. Let some, then, walk away, let some stand until they want to leave, let some lie down and let some be arrested. Some of us. Let each do what he feels at that moment tomorrow." Eqbal's dark face. The doctor spoke, of friendships made in jail. We looked into each other's eyes and went all to our rooms, to sleep, waiting for morning. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOON by HAYDEN CARRUTH PARAGRAPHS: 9 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE WAY OF THE CONVENTICLE OF THE TREES by HAYDEN CARRUTH TO SEE THE STARS IN DAYLIGHT by JAMES GALVIN ALIENS (TO YOU - EVERYWHERE! DEDICATED) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO ATLANTA UNIVERSITY - ITS FOUNDERS AND TEACHERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO MARY CHURCH TERRELL - LECTURER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |