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Home » For the Prisoners of Guantanamo

For the Prisoners of Guantanamo

By Dennis Brutus (Posted Mar 18, 2008)

IncarcerationCommentary

If I could be a bird
I would fly to Guantanamo
and perch on the barbed wire fence
of Guantanamo prison
and sing a song of praise
of praise for your courage
and sing a song of love

march 18 2008; brooklyn; d.b.


This poem by Dennis Brutus was posted to Debate, a discussion list of the independent left in Southern Africa, today.



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