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Listen to Frank read the "Survivor Psalm"

ORACIÓN DE LAS VÍCTIMAS

FRANK OCHBERG

He sido victimizado
Estuve en una lucha que no fue justa
Yo no pedí esa lucha. Y perdí.
No hay vergüenza en perder estas luchas,
sólo en ganarlas
He llegado a la fase de sobreviviente y no me he
esclavizado como víctima
Miro hacia atrás con tristeza y no con odio
Miro hacia el futuro con esperanza y no con desilusión
Puede ser que nunca olvide,
pero no necesito recordar constantemente
Fui una víctima
Soy un sobreviviente


Oração das Vítimas

Fui vitimizada,
estava numa luta
que não era justa.
Não pedi por ela.
Perdi.
Não se deve ter vergonha
de perder tais lutas,
só de ganhá-las.
Alcancei o estágio de sobrevivente,
não sou mais escrava da vitimização.
Olho para trás com tristeza,
mais do que com ódio.
Olho adiante com esperança,
mais do que com desespero.
Posso jamais esquecer,
mas também não preciso lembrar o tempo todo.
FUI uma vítima,
AGORA SOU uma sobrevivente.


Memory Shouldn't Be...

Memory
Shouldn't be
Shards of a broken dream
Secret pain
Shouldn't strain
Breathlessly to scream
I know the where
I know the when
I know the who too well
Believe me or believe me not
I have a truth to tell

But Mother, if you cannot hear
I'll keep your peace
A day, a year. Forever
If you doubt and fear
Convinces me to silence

Your Honor, if the proof you seek
Is rusted, lost
Too old, too weak, forgotten
Then I shall not speak
Dismiss my plea with silence

It matters not who hears the voice
Once I have understood
The thunder of the truth untold
Will echo in the wood
And judges naked in their robes
Will shudder at the gate
How thin the cloth of innocence
Against the chill of hate

Memory
Shouldn't be
Shards of a broken dream
Secret pain
Shouldn't strain
Breathlessly to scream
I know the where
I know the when
I know the who too well
Believe me or believe me not
I have a truth to tell

© Frank Ochberg, MD & Gift From Within

Listen to Frank read the "Survivor Psalm"

Listen to Frank Ochberg read "Memory Shouldn't Be..."

Note: after clicking on the link, you will need to wait for a few minutes while part of the poem is "buffered" (sent) to your machine. Another option is to 'right click' on link, and save it to your computer...this may take a little longer

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