double-helixed uBuntu

double-helixed uBuntu.

these interwoven veins,
dna,
double-helixed,

microscopic,
binding us, all of us,
together, as one,

species, one race,
human,

me & you

us,
all,

through
this common
shared
truth:

‘I am because you are’*

all of us
together
as one

me & you = uBuntu*

* – uBuntu is an isiXhosa/isiZulu concept that espouses the “belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”

Hamba Kahle Comandante Chavez!

Hamba Kahle, Comandante Chavez!

…

The light may have gone out from your eyes, Comandante,
but the torch you lit,
remains ablaze.

…

You may have passed away from this mortal life, Comandante,
but you have passed on,
your immortal ideals.

…

Today our hearts are heavy with sorrow, Comandante,
yet you left our hearts so much heavier,
with hopes of a more just tomorrow.

…

The light may have gone out from your eyes, Comandante,

…

but you live!

…

You live!

…

Hasta la Victoria Siempre,

Comandante!

…

Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias (1955 – 2013)