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ecrivan
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0 posted 2003-12-15 10:52 PM




A boy's silent face
expressions erased
taken from his chair
others gloated... one stared...

"I must have your name young man'
was the teachers morning command...
see, I have to register you here
the space is void...that's what's queer".

the boy said while the teacher bled:

"It's been filled.. by my first name
my name's 'my name'..my culture's to blame...
perhaps you ought to question it's source
that a name be a choice of words of course".

the teacher remarked as if the boy had barked:

"On the nature of your title,I must insist.
Provide first name first..or I'll persist...
clearly what you seek is punishment
a rhetorical name is a detriment"....

the boy said while authority still bled...

"believe me..I answer to that when called...
persist if you must but avoid being galled..
taunt me, tease me but please believe me...
the name's 'my name', not to deceive thee".

A day after this negation, after the boy's interrogation;
an embarrassed teacher consulted the school's preacher...

"Sorry, I've confirmed your baptized name is true
you needn't supply me with another one that's new".





[This message has been edited by ecrivan (12-15-2003 11:34 PM).]

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iliana
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1 posted 2003-12-16 01:27 AM


Very interesting and thought provoking.  I bet that happens a bunch!  Liked it very much!


Jason Lyle
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2 posted 2003-12-16 01:51 AM


"my name is "my name", awesome write Ecrivan, only you could have done this one.Love it.

Jason

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3 posted 2003-12-16 01:55 AM


ROTFL, as I read this outloud it made me laugh, and yet? it is sad when anyone is forced to apologize or explain his/her name.

A case in point? someone I knew who had to answer to the name "Manny Dick."
He never lived it down.

passing shadows
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4 posted 2003-12-16 03:44 AM


what a perspective!
ecrivan
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5 posted 2003-12-16 10:55 PM


This one comes as an adaption from a true tale that occurred in Zimbabwe: the boy was called 'My Name', the authorities challanged that and then the school vouched it to be true.The fellow who supplied me with fuel for the write is called 'Innocent'.


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