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kayjatta
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jambo
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 Posted - 10 Jun 2009 : 14:31:48
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is this about a young girl facing her judgement for "pre marital" situation.
is she accused of actions outside of mariage, she was a willing partner, she trusted someone but has been betrayed, Guilty of the situation, but innocent because of trust. NOT INNOCENT, NOT GUILTY
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kayjatta
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 08:20:42
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It appears that the author is talking about a modest looking, "veiled" ("veil of virtue") girl or woman who is being judged in the open court of life as "innocent". It turned out she is not all that innocent because she has some past unseccessful relationship(s) which she has not fully recovered from, but like everybody else she too needs and is "longing for love" ... .
"Deliberations made
Statements cross-examined
Mysteries unraveled
Nature tampered
Her innocence stolen
And so returned the verdict
Guilty"
This stanza quoted above is an analogy of a trial, but it could in fact be a process of intimacy as "mysteries unraveled, nature tampered and her innocence is stolen". The guilty verdict perhaps symbolizes this intimacy or "stolen innocence".
Now the rest of the poem, as in:
"She appeal to the verdict
Searching for her inner true feelings
Unraveling the dark side if life
No holds barred
An experience self taught
A lesson not learned from books
Nor taught by her mother
The sheath of protection broken
She not innocent
Not guilty as charged".
The rest of the poem as quoted above is an appeal to the verdict. But the appeal here could represent another attempt at a relationship which largely became a soul-searching effort. An attempt to understand self, and another, and life itself. This is an experience that nothing, not even books and her mother could have prepared her for.
In essence the author maintains that the young lady in this poem is not as guilty as charged, but she is not innocent either.
What I have described here is at best a speculation; this poem requires detail and proper scrutiny because again and in this case (and this seems characteristic of the author)the author has employed the imagery of the court or legal system to convey her thoughts.
The topic itself ("Not innocent, Not Guilty") is a contradiction, perhaps a deliberate ploy.
I will have to come back with proper analysis of this very interesting poem, but meanwhile any more thoughts here please ? |
Edited by - kayjatta on 11 Jun 2009 09:01:19 |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 10:38:27
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Kay, i haven't got the courage after you defeated me so totally when we tried to explain one of Ms Saidy's beautiful but complicated poems before  , but i'm sure you're on the right track.
'sheath of protection broken'= loss of virginity i guess.....
Society is judging a young woman here..
Women are not supposed to have sex before marriage, for men it doesn't seem to matter. Strange, this double standard - do you agree?
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kayjatta
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Posted - 11 Jun 2009 : 10:50:22
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| I totally agree Anna. Do not worry about the previous loss, it is not a winner take all. We all share the glory ... |
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