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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- This poetry film is the outcome of a collaboration between filmmaker Sesino Yhoshu, movement artist Virieno Zakiesato and poet T. Keditsu.
The three collaborators have chosen to release this poetry film on this day - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) as an act of solidarity with victims/survivors of VAW and those around the world working to end it.
Shame
(A sestina by T. Keditsu)
Shame
I first heard the word when my mother could bear no more children
What would they do with only daughters? Will you bring
An end to your husband’s line? Your father in law’s name
That his widow worked so hard to uphold?
Do the right thing and leave him so he can marry another
Woman who can bear him the sons we prize. Another’s
Shame
Should not be reprised, a woman’s role is to uphold
Her father’s name and when married, her husband first then children
Your daughters will understand how sacred is name
Once they are wives and mothers and they shed theirs to bring
Their husbands’ names before society’s eyes and aspire to bring
Forth sons of their own, to establish another
Man’s bloodline. For a woman who fails to bear sons is named
Shame
Birth as many daughters until a son is got. Suffer bearing countless children
As long as your womb can progeny hold
Sacrifice your body, endanger your sanity, learn to hold
Back tears of protest, teach your daughters subservience, to bring
The age-old hierarchy of men above women amongst your own children
Daughters who defy their brothers’ authority is another
Shame
For while they are leased to women, only men inherit names
That record the story of our people, of migrations, wars; encounters which name
Victors, survivors; Glories and sorrows that hold
Shame
Like blood in our veins, passed on from father to son through wombs that bring
Generations of men, linking them to one another
As descendents of the first son of our first mother. Children
Who once, hunted heads wearing bright cloths women wove for their children
And knew trees and beasts, rivers and spirits by name
But these are fast fading memories of another
Time, the only thing we still know and remember to uphold
Are the names of our forefathers and not to pass them on, is to bring
Shame
My father did not take another wife, instead he chose to uphold
His marriage and taught his children, things much worse than passing on names
Bring shame
Powerful message of patriarchal society where we women are going through silently with tears. It is so unfortunate to fight and to overcome this superficial attitude is still a long way to go.
This is deep and depicts clearly the reality of our patriarchal society. High time that we move beyond the archaic mindset and let humans be seen as humans and not based on gender.
Dance interpretation of the poem hit home the truth powerfully!
A tremendously evocative performance!!!
An exquisite, extremely emotive and moving performance! I love how three different storytelling mediums have been used to tell a truth everyone knows but can barely acknowledge. So when it’s left to brave women to tell their own stories in their own ways, they come up with these brilliant ideas that push the boundaries of how we can communicate vital truths. Congratulations Theyie and co collaborators!
You put it best Ma'am. 💯
What a powerful message! It's time for change. It's time women hold each other in esteem no matter the labels and for men to see us as equals..made by the same creator!
Beautiful danse, words and presentation! Bravo!
This is brilliant! Dr. Theyie aka mekhla mam is such an inspiring, definitely one in a billion! 😘
Very powerful poetry.....! Looking forward more poetry 😊
The expression is powerfully executed and the vibration of poem can felt. Tons of reasoning taking place in my mind as I listened.
@rupi Kuar really has to hear this.
Thank you Sesi, Virieno and Theyie for this powerful, timely and must hear story. Please keep them coming 💪🙏
Powerful 💣🙌
Congratulations Theyie!! So profound!!
🤍 the quality content. Documentaries too please.... 🥺
Very inspiring and motivating 💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻 very brilliantly executed 👍🏻👍🏻
Wow... Briliantly conceptualized. Kudos to the entire team.
The tone of the voice and the energetic movements of the choreographer definitely giving life to the powerful poem ever written....Just so awesome...🔥💓
Voice is deeply concerned voice.... Time to say it loud and clear.
So deep, powerful, poignant, moving...got goosebumps
Congratulations Theiye...this is phenomenal ❤️
Such a powerful message...
Such power. Such a stirring and emotive piece.
Thanks!
The lines r so real .
Lovely work!!
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What a Gem!! 💗💗💗
Powerful message
God bless the team 🙏
So profound and powerful, indeed. Congrats Theyie!
Brilliantly executed 🎉the dance and the tone were all great❤ and the message this poem gives is so powerfull loved it 🎉🎉
This is absolutely brilliant!!so powerful 👏👏👏👏👏
What a moving piece of art! Awesome collaboration. Thank you!
This is so powerful and brilliantly executed.
Poignant! Powerful message.
Brilliant!!
Phenomenal poetry in motion!
This channel is educational...subscribed right away.
Powerful expressions.
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It's a masterpiece. 🍃🍂
🙏🙏🙏👍
🔥🔥🔥
❤️
👍👍👍👍
wish there are few of them atleast too to voice out for men who are everyday being abused physically mentally in the work place , on the streets at the market place etc etc because of too much awareness sensitization made by some feminist who would like to call every men an abusive men / husband , a male chauvinist etc etc ...
there is also rather more darker side of the every gullies in the town where you have got to look with you eyes wide open like you did for your fellow women... Amen .
NB: trying to be straight on my views.. hoping to see an upcoming video on an abusive women .. Be unbiased towards your cause ...