{"id":11920,"date":"2017-08-30T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T11:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=11920"},"modified":"2017-08-30T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T09:00:16","slug":"poeme-de-benjamin-zephaniah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=11920","title":{"rendered":"poeme de Benjamin Zephaniah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: green;\">(egoRainbow)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">traducere &amp; prezentare: Monica Manolachi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">N\u0103scut \u00een 1958 \u00een Birmingham, scriitorul britanic de origine jamaican\u0103 Benjamin Zephaniah face parte dintre continuatorii poeziei dub (c\u00e2ntat\u0103 pe scen\u0103, acompaniat\u0103 de muzic\u0103), pe care a adaptat-o la mijloacele de comunicare actuale. Este cunoscut pentru imaginea sa public\u0103 magnetic\u0103 \u0219i controversat\u0103. \u00cen copil\u0103rie era dislexic, \u00een tinere\u021be i s-a deschis cazier, dar ulterior a devenit o figur\u0103 emblematic\u0103 a comunit\u0103\u021bii caraibe, at\u00e2t ca scriitor, c\u00e2t \u0219i ca performer. Poezia sa muzical\u0103 \u0219i radical\u0103, care trateaz\u0103 adesea \u0219i teme socio-politice, s-a auzit \u00een timpul protestelor londoneze din anii \u201980, iar mai t\u00e2rziu a fost difuzat\u0103 la diverse televiziuni. Public\u0103 poezie \u0219i proz\u0103, c\u0103r\u021bi pentru copii \u0219i adolescen\u021bi, dar \u0219i piese de teatru, \u0219i a fost de-a lungul timpului prezentator la emisiuni de radio \u0219i televiziune, precum \u0219i actor. Poeziile de mai jos sunt extrase \u0219i traduse din volumul <em>Too Black, Too Strong<\/em> (Bloodaxe Books, 2001).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu gol. Dezbr\u0103cat, despuiat \u00een<\/p>\n<p>lumina tuturor zeilor pe care ave\u021bi curaj<\/p>\n<p>s\u0103 vi-i \u00eenchipui\u021bi, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd s\u0103 fiu atins cu tot<\/p>\n<p>at\u00e2tea versiuni ale adev\u0103rului pe care<\/p>\n<p>le pute\u021bi n\u0103scoci \u00een mintea voastr\u0103<\/p>\n<p>\u00eencuiat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu. Formula\u021bi-v\u0103 teoria, spune\u021bi<\/p>\n<p>ce opinie ave\u021bi, care este adev\u0103rul vostru,<\/p>\n<p>da\u021bi-mi cartea voastr\u0103 sf\u00e2nt\u0103, mare \u0219i calp\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>da\u021bi-mi de \u0219tire precis ce credin\u021b\u0103 sigur\u0103<\/p>\n<p>v\u0103 ajut\u0103 s\u0103 dormi\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, lacom dup\u0103 nepre\u021buita interdic\u021bie,<\/p>\n<p>\u00een c\u0103utarea omului care a scris Codul Rutier,<\/p>\n<p>c\u0103 s\u0103-l pot jefui. El are asigurare, are statul<\/p>\n<p>de partea lui, da\u021bi-mi voie s\u0103-l prind.<\/p>\n<p>Caut gazde pentru spectacole concurs la TV, s\u0103-i dau<\/p>\n<p>pe tic\u0103lo\u0219i \u00een judecat\u0103. Vreau s\u0103 suprim ignoran\u021ba educat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu gol, revolt\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba voastr\u0103, nu sunt<\/p>\n<p>cine \u0219tie ce, dar nici nu-mi pas\u0103. \u00cendr\u0103gosti\u021bii<\/p>\n<p>se uit\u0103 la mine, mizantropii m\u0103 privesc<\/p>\n<p>cum expun cu disperare dragostea \u0219i furia<\/p>\n<p>pe scen\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu gol. \u00cemi place s\u0103 fiu gol.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0103 uit la c\u00e2t de gol sunt \u0219i \u0219tiu,<\/p>\n<p>am fost f\u0103cut pentru goliciune. \u00cei v\u0103d<\/p>\n<p>goi pe vecinii mei, \u00eei v\u0103d goi pe cei \u00eenc\u0103l\u021ba\u021bi<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i \u00een\u021boli\u021bi, goale sunt femeile care poart\u0103<\/p>\n<p>v\u0103l, \u0219i to\u021bi preo\u021bii \u0219i politicienii<\/p>\n<p>demni de dispre\u021b sunt goi c\u00e2nd privesc<\/p>\n<p>adev\u0103rul, realitatea, \u0219i trebuie s\u0103 ac\u021bioneze<\/p>\n<p>singuri \u00een ceea ce \u00eei prive\u0219te. L\u0103uda\u021bi fie<\/p>\n<p>Zeii pentru trupurile negre, cafenii, albe,<\/p>\n<p>grase, slabe, doar cu un picior, \u00eencovoiate<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i ur\u00e2te. L\u0103udate fie Zei\u021bele<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i Zeii b\u0103tr\u00e2ni pentru frumuse\u021bea trupului<\/p>\n<p>gol.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu. Nu-mi pierd vremea prin Soho Road,<\/p>\n<p>\u00een Handsworth, nu lenevesc pe Railton Road,<\/p>\n<p>\u00een Brixton, nu m\u0103 congelez \u00een Grosvenor Road,<\/p>\n<p>\u00een Bristol, \u0219i nici m\u0103car<\/p>\n<p>nu fac pe dracu\u2019 \u00een \u0219apte pe str\u0103zile jalnice<\/p>\n<p>din Londra, zona centru vest. Sunt gol, fixat<\/p>\n<p>pe realitate, nu caut s\u0103 intru \u00een bucluc,<\/p>\n<p>nu buzun\u0103resc pe nimeni prin Picadilly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pl\u0103tesc impozit, m\u0103 for\u021beaz\u0103 s\u0103-l pl\u0103tesc pentru oprimare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asta este mama mea. A citit un afi\u0219 pe o<\/p>\n<p>strad\u0103 aglomerat\u0103 din Jamaica pe care scria<\/p>\n<p>c\u0103 Anglia o iube\u0219te. A\u0219a a intrat<\/p>\n<p>ea \u00een visul din care am ie\u0219it eu,<\/p>\n<p>b\u0103t\u0103u\u0219ul de poli\u021bai care sunt<\/p>\n<p>azi. A\u0219 face totul pentru<\/p>\n<p>mama mea \u0219i ea pl\u00e2nge pentru c\u0103<\/p>\n<p>nu voi merge al biseric\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu gol, gelos, pasionat, ascult<\/p>\n<p>sunetul gol al libert\u0103\u021bii,<\/p>\n<p>a\u0219tept\u00e2nd s\u0103 se ridice militan\u021bii, s\u0103 toarne<\/p>\n<p>sudoarea lubrifiant\u0103 \u00een sistemul<\/p>\n<p>rebeliunii.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, invad\u00e2nd pagina alb\u0103 cu<\/p>\n<p>un pix aerodinamic \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 cap\u0103t, hot\u0103r\u00e2t<\/p>\n<p>ca speran\u021ba optimistului, motivat, furios,<\/p>\n<p>disperat, fl\u0103m\u00e2nd, inspirat de<\/p>\n<p>p\u0103l\u0103vr\u0103geala de prin autobuze<\/p>\n<p>\u00eempu\u021bite \u0219i \u00eennegrite,<\/p>\n<p>stimulat de politica din buc\u0103t\u0103rie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu. Un eu cu dreaduri. Un rasta. Un rasta.<\/p>\n<p>Privi\u021bi ce bine \u0219i ce minunat<\/p>\n<p>este ca revolu\u021bionarii s\u0103 locuiasc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103<\/p>\n<p>\u00een casa Domnului. \u0218tiind c\u0103 adev\u0103ratul Dumnezeu<\/p>\n<p>\u00eei va elibera pe cei ce se elibereaz\u0103<\/p>\n<p>singuri, nu m\u0103 tem de nicio religie.<\/p>\n<p>Am renun\u021bat la mijlocitorul sfrijit, am<\/p>\n<p>linie direct\u0103 cu marele creator<\/p>\n<p>ganja. \u0102sta sunt eu, un rasta, un rasta.<\/p>\n<p>Un eu cu dreaduri.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, c\u00e2nd suflu \u00een trompeta mea neagr\u0103 \u0219i singuratic\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd un sur\u00e2s enigmatic, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd<\/p>\n<p>s\u0103 m\u0103 conving c\u0103 acesta este<\/p>\n<p>r\u0103ul mai mic. Pendulez dinspre<\/p>\n<p>o coloan\u0103 spre alt\u0103 coloan\u0103, \u0219terpelindu-le<\/p>\n<p>un pic de concrete\u021be din mers. \u201eCazi, Babilon,<\/p>\n<p>cazi, Babilon, \u0219i ia-\u021bi bancherii<\/p>\n<p>cu tine,\u201c fredonez \u00een timp ce m\u0103 pi\u0219 pe parlament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, am o lege sub sub\u00een\u021belegere,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 trezesc \u0219i dep\u0103\u0219esc, pricep prea mult<\/p>\n<p>din corup\u021bia modelelor pe care le urm\u0103m.<\/p>\n<p>Lipsa de curaj a atle\u021bilor no\u0219tri m\u0103 frige.<\/p>\n<p>Sexul vegan e dulce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asta e muzica mea. Tare, puternic\u0103, muzic\u0103 de jungl\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Grea, cu r\u0103d\u0103cini, reggae \u0219i dub.<\/p>\n<p>Bat c\u00e2mpii ca un \u00eendr\u0103gostit, iubesc ca un aiuritor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0218tiu c\u0103 e doar rock hip-hop, dar mie \u00eemi place,<\/p>\n<p>sunt m\u00e2ndru de el. Am schimbat lumea<\/p>\n<p>cu el. Am aprins spiritul unor genera\u021bii<\/p>\n<p>cu el, am iubit \u0219i ne-am revoltat cu<\/p>\n<p>el, am creat momente magice,<\/p>\n<p>dar \u00eenc\u0103 nu suntem \u00een posesia magiei.<\/p>\n<p>De ce ne zbatem \u00eenc\u0103 pentru cecul de bonifica\u021bie?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, f\u0103r\u0103 tat\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 copii. La cine s\u0103 m\u0103 duc \u0219i pentru ce?<\/p>\n<p>Cui s\u0103 m\u0103 pl\u00e2ng? De ce s\u0103 m\u0103 pl\u00e2ng?<\/p>\n<p>Am nevoie de copii s\u0103 le recit,<\/p>\n<p>am nevoie de copii s\u0103 \u00eemi recite,<\/p>\n<p>via\u021ba mea este plin\u0103 de eternit\u0103\u021bi singuratice f\u0103r\u0103 copii<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i numai poezia \u00eemi d\u0103 via\u021b\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>iar goliciunea \u00eemi ofer\u0103 cunoa\u0219tere.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2nd pl\u00e2ng, vor s\u0103 m\u0103 aresteze, c\u00e2nd am nevoie<\/p>\n<p>de ceva, dau de b\u0103nuit, c\u00e2nd traversez strada,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 de ce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu. Ur\u0103sc guvernul acesta at\u00e2t de mult c\u00e2t l-am<\/p>\n<p>ur\u00e2t \u0219i pe cel anterior \u0219i am motive<\/p>\n<p>s\u0103 cred c\u0103 \u00eel voi ur\u00ee \u0219i pe urm\u0103torul.<\/p>\n<p>Cum au ajuns \u0103\u0219tia de st\u00e2nga \u00eentr-un loc de dreapta?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0102sta sunt eu, ia-m\u0103 \u00een bra\u021be. Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 fiu a\u0219a.<\/p>\n<p>Am ajuns la concluzia c\u0103 ce pute\u021bi face voi pentru mine<\/p>\n<p>pot face eu mult mai bine.<\/p>\n<p>Da\u021bi-mi voie s\u0103 fac pentru cei pe care \u00eei iubesc<\/p>\n<p>ceea ce voi nu ve\u021bi face pentru ei.<\/p>\n<p>Vreau s\u0103-i \u021bin de m\u00e2n\u0103 pe cei pe care \u00eei iubesc<\/p>\n<p>(pe cei care nu au cu cine vota)<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i s\u0103 produc un bubuit de victorie \u00een universul \u0103sta negru.<\/p>\n<p>Sunt gol, urlu \u0219optit \u00eentr-o biseric\u0103<\/p>\n<p>a revolu\u021bionarilor ner\u0103bd\u0103tori. S-ar putea s\u0103 fiu<\/p>\n<p>vulnerabil, s-ar putea s\u0103 nu am educa\u021bia criticilor mei sau<\/p>\n<p>avu\u021bia ofi\u021berilor care m\u0103 aresteaz\u0103, dar nu am sim\u021bit<\/p>\n<p>niciodat\u0103 nevoia de a purta o uniform\u0103 pentru<\/p>\n<p>a \u00eenc\u0103lca legile \u0219i nu am sim\u021bit niciodat\u0103 nevoia de<\/p>\n<p>a devora trupuri moarte, ca s\u0103 simt c\u0103 sunt un om bun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Industria rasei<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nucile de cocos iau toate joburile.<\/p>\n<p>Industria rasei e o industrie \u00een cre\u0219tere.<\/p>\n<p>Unul disper\u0103, altul face carier\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Vrem mai mult\u0103 pace, ei vor mai mult\u0103 poli\u021bie.<\/p>\n<p>Unchiul Tom prime\u0219te salariu.<\/p>\n<p>Industria rasei e o industrie \u00een cre\u0219tere.<\/p>\n<p>Noi zicem, fra\u021bilor, surorilor, nu v\u0103 fie team\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Ei ar face orice pentru primar.<\/p>\n<p>Nucile de cocos iau toate joburile.<\/p>\n<p>Industria rasei e o industrie \u00een cre\u0219tere.<\/p>\n<p>Se caut\u0103 victime \u0219i poe\u021bi de \u00eenchiriat.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0103 reprezint\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi dau acordul.<\/p>\n<p>Unchiul Tom prime\u0219te salariu.<\/p>\n<p>Industria rasei e o industrie \u00een cre\u0219tere.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cembr\u0103ca\u021bi la costum, tremur\u0103 de teama anarhiei.<\/p>\n<p>Pe suferin\u021ba noastr\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 un salariu.<\/p>\n<p>Ne fur\u0103 sufletele \u0219i toarn\u0103 filme documentare.<\/p>\n<p>Transmit zilnic din comunitatea noastr\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>F\u0103r\u0103 suferin\u021ba negrilor, nu ar avea joburi.<\/p>\n<p>F\u0103r\u0103 mor\u021bii no\u0219tri, nu ar avea birouri.<\/p>\n<p>F\u0103r\u0103 lacrimile noastre, nu ar avea ce s\u0103 bea.<\/p>\n<p>Dac\u0103 s-ar opri din supt, s-ar putea face dreptate.<\/p>\n<p>Nucile de cocos primesc salarii.<\/p>\n<p>B\u0103rba\u021bi, femei \u0219i Brixton sunt tr\u0103da\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tradu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cini va traduci<\/p>\n<p>bazaconiile astea.<\/p>\n<p>Cini poati deslu\u0219i<\/p>\n<p>c\u00e2ntecul groazei<\/p>\n<p>cari vini din<\/p>\n<p>trup<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i suflet<\/p>\n<p>pi ritm di bas?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ci poet<\/p>\n<p>rezident,<\/p>\n<p>ci t\u0103lmaci<\/p>\n<p>de la ci<\/p>\n<p>ambasad\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>ci minti<\/p>\n<p>di lingvist str\u0103lucit<\/p>\n<p>poati s\u0103-i dea di cap,<\/p>\n<p>s\u0103 priceap\u0103<\/p>\n<p>undi bate mama zmeului?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Uneori m\u0103 \u00eentreb<\/p>\n<p>di ci eu \u0219i eu<\/p>\n<p>\u00eencerc a\u0219a di tare s\u0103 devin<\/p>\n<p>prea \u00een\u021beles,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 provoac\u0103 s\u0103 devin<\/p>\n<p>afrocentric,<\/p>\n<p>\u00eenchis la culoari,<\/p>\n<p>pentru cini din spa\u021biu,<\/p>\n<p>pentru cini din lume,<\/p>\n<p>pentru cini dracu\u2019 scriem noi?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Uneori m\u0103 \u00eentreb<\/p>\n<p>cini va traduci<\/p>\n<p>asta<\/p>\n<p>\u00een englez\u0103?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Din c\u00e2te m\u0103 cunosc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Potrivit exper\u021bilor,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 dau \u00een petic,<\/p>\n<p>fiindc\u0103 nu joc jocul \u00eenstr\u0103in\u0103rii.<\/p>\n<p>Se pare c\u0103 prea nu sunt frustrat.<\/p>\n<p>Am refuzat orice sprijin,<\/p>\n<p>refuz s\u0103 apar ziua la televizor,<\/p>\n<p>\u00een documentarele de sear\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>nu mi-e nici dor \u0219i nici nu m\u0103 doare.<\/p>\n<p>Nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cum conduc eu spre misiuni poetice<\/p>\n<p>pe str\u0103zi dup\u0103 miezul nop\u021bii,<\/p>\n<p>sunt sistematic oprit de oamenii legii<\/p>\n<p>care \u00eemi cer s\u0103 m\u0103 identific.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen asemenea situa\u021bii, m\u0103 uit mereu \u00een oglind\u0103<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i m\u0103 ar\u0103t cu degetul,<\/p>\n<p>asigur\u00e2ndu-i politicos c\u0103<\/p>\n<p>ceea ce v\u0103d sunt eu.<\/p>\n<p>Nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nu am sim\u021bit niciodat\u0103 nevoia<\/p>\n<p>de a lucra la problema asta<\/p>\n<p>ori de a sta cu al\u021bi poe\u021bi s\u0103 exorciz\u0103m fantome<\/p>\n<p>\u00een c\u0103utarea unor suflete pereche.<\/p>\n<p>Nu m\u0103 \u00eentreb ce voi deveni dac\u0103<\/p>\n<p>nu m\u0103n\u00e2nc hran\u0103 reggae, nu dansez pe ritm de mango<\/p>\n<p>ori nu m\u0103 cred o victim\u0103 a circumstan\u021belor.<\/p>\n<p>Sunt un b\u0103rbat brunet, negru<\/p>\n<p>cu un tat\u0103 mulatru, negru.<\/p>\n<p>Mami e de culoare, negres\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i nu are o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dac\u0103 e\u0219ti negru undeva,<\/p>\n<p>e\u0219ti pur \u0219i simplu negru peste tot.<\/p>\n<p>Nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Cel pu\u021bin odat\u0103 pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 m\u0103 uit la televizor<\/p>\n<p>cu m\u00e2na mea jamaican\u0103 la inima mea etiopian\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>inima african\u0103 din ad\u00e2ncul pieptului meu de brummie,<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i c\u00e2nt, Aston Villa, Aston Villa, Aston Villa,<\/p>\n<p>crede\u021bi-m\u0103, \u0219tiu ce-mi place.<\/p>\n<p>Nu hoin\u0103reasc beat spre un viitor f\u0103r\u0103 r\u0103d\u0103cini<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i nici nu m\u0103 \u00eentorc \u00een timp, ca s\u0103 g\u0103sesc un loc de trai.<\/p>\n<p>Pur \u0219i simplu nu vreau s\u0103 stau pe un teren cu trecutul meu,<\/p>\n<p>s\u0103 m\u0103 uit la firele de iarb\u0103 care seam\u0103n\u0103 perfect cu mine,<\/p>\n<p>l\u00e2ng\u0103 o ruin\u0103 ca mine, unde tunetul tun\u0103 la fel ca mine,<\/p>\n<p>de vorb\u0103 cu cineva chiar ca mine,<\/p>\n<p>nu vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 iubesc numai \u0219i numai pe mine;<\/p>\n<p>diversitatea e pornografia mea,<\/p>\n<p>vreau dragoste cu curcubeul, fiind politic con\u0219tient.<\/p>\n<p>Ia uita\u021bi-v\u0103 la organizatorul \u0103sta de ateliere,<\/p>\n<p>\u0103sta sunt eu.<\/p>\n<p>Nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Am ajuns \u00eentr-un punct unde pot s\u0103-mi recunosc umbra.<\/p>\n<p>Sunt destul de \u00eenc\u00e2ntat de persoana mea.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2nd sunt la plaj\u0103 \u00een \u021aara Galilor,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 v\u0103d prin India<\/p>\n<p>a\u0219a de clar cum m\u0103 v\u0103d \u0219i \u00een Mexic.<\/p>\n<p>Am ajuns acum \u00eentr-un punct<\/p>\n<p>unde m\u0103 simt s\u0103tul de cei care m\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103<\/p>\n<p>dac\u0103 m\u0103 simt britanic sau din Indiile de Vest,<\/p>\n<p>african sau negru, brunet sau singur, confuz ori patriot.<\/p>\n<p>Chestia este c\u0103 nu m\u0103 simt r\u0103t\u0103cit \u2013<\/p>\n<p>p\u0103i ce, nici m\u0103car nu am \u00eenceput s\u0103 am grij\u0103 de mine<\/p>\n<p>p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd nu am \u00eent\u00e2lnit un asistent social<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i un scriitor \u00een c\u0103utarea unui subiect \u2013<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i nici nu scriu ca s\u0103-i impresionez pe poe\u021bi.<\/p>\n<p>Nu e nimic urgent \u00een asta.<\/p>\n<p>Sunt la fel de kool pe c\u00e2t de mult\u0103 imagina\u021bie am.<\/p>\n<p>Lu\u2019 b\u0103iatu\u2019 \u00eei pas\u0103 mai mult dec\u00e2t politicii voastre externe.<\/p>\n<p>Nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nu am nevoie de o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103 ca s\u0103 fiu creativ,<\/p>\n<p>nu am nevoie de o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103 ca s\u0103 fiu oprimat.<\/p>\n<p>Am nevoie de r\u0103zboinici ai iubirii \u0219i min\u021bi deschise oriunde ar fi,<\/p>\n<p>am nevoie de ambi\u021bio\u0219i, de prev\u0103z\u0103tori, s\u0103 se ridice, s\u0103 sclipeasc\u0103,<\/p>\n<p>am nevoie s\u0103 \u0219tiu c\u0103 pot p\u0103\u0219i \u00een orice templu,<\/p>\n<p>pot bate c\u00e2mpii la orice b\u0103taie de c\u00e2mpi<\/p>\n<p>\u0219i pot ob\u021bine justi\u021bia pe care ai mei o v\u0103d just\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nu sunt juma\u2019 de poet, tremur\u00e2nd \u00een frig, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd<\/p>\n<p>un \u0219oc cultural s\u0103 aprind\u0103 ritmul tobei de mult\u0103 vreme uitat.<\/p>\n<p>Sunt aici \u0219i acum, sunt tot ceea ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 Anglia,<\/p>\n<p>m\u0103 petrec \u00een timp ce vorbim.<\/p>\n<p>Sincer,<\/p>\n<p>nu am o criz\u0103 identitar\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(egoRainbow) traducere &amp; prezentare: Monica Manolachi N\u0103scut \u00een 1958 \u00een Birmingham, scriitorul britanic de origine jamaican\u0103 Benjamin Zephaniah face parte dintre continuatorii poeziei dub (c\u00e2ntat\u0103 pe scen\u0103, acompaniat\u0103 de muzic\u0103), pe care a adaptat-o la mijloacele de comunicare actuale. 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