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Nyabarongo

from Wrinkles and Scars by JAMES GORDON

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Written after visiting the Genocide Museum in Kigali, Rwanda. The Nyabarongo River is where the bodies were thrown during that tragedy, and to this day it's seldom visited as a result

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After you meet your quota, at the end of a long day
Do you tally up your harvest, and put your scythe away
Do you walk past the church with your head held high
Do you whistle a tune to drown out the cries

What is the tale you tell your children
When you tuck them into bed
About the Nyabarongo and why it’s flowing red
And why it’s flowing Red

In the evening when it’s cooler,
Do you sit out on your porch
Before you head out for a night shift
With your machete and your torch
Do you discuss the subtle difference
Between a monster and a man
And tell your wife with a kiss goodnight
That it’s somehow all god’s plan

At night do you
Dream that some demon’s been released from the cage
That contained that hate, that chained up that rage
Does the beast that’s been unleashed howl at your door
Till you wake up and take up the hunt once more

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from Wrinkles and Scars, released March 2, 2024

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JAMES GORDON Guelph, Ontario

James Gordon is a Canadian songwriter/playwright/musician/producer/author and community activist. Co-founder of the legendary Canadian folk trio Tamarack, He’s released 40 albums in 40 years!
His newest release on Borealis Records- "the Heritage Hall Sessions" has been very well received world-wide. James Moonlights as a CIty Councillor in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario. www.jamesgordon.ca ... more

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