This thing has been done.
This thing cannot
be taken
away.
There are no words
to describe
the sound of her
voice
as she saw
her grave
already
prepared.
Evidence is hardly
the appropriate
word
for her
horror or her
fear.
There is hardly any
place to stand
as things public
cross into
the hearth.
Women and scribes,
who will
protect you
now?
These things
have been
done.
Children,
listen to your mother.
There is no hope
in retribution.
They must not
be done
again.
(Nov. 26, 2009)
For Genalyn Mangudadatu, the massacred civilians, lawyers and journalists of Maguindanao and the children who were left behind
'Res gestae' - Collins English Dictionary definition
1. things done or accomplished; achievements
2. (Law) Law incidental facts and circumstances that are admissible in evidence because they introduce or explain the matter in issueImage from http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2009/11/25/ap/headlines/as_philippines_hostages_killed.txt
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