Hebert Logerie Poems

Our society is getting sicker,
More conservative, more liberal,
More outrageous, more difficult to handle,
And more ravaged by an elusive cancer.
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(Poème dédié à mon ami, le Poète Luciano Benjamin)

Aujourd'hui est ton anniversaire,
Et celui des combats de Vertières,
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(Dédié à Tous Les Papas, Birago I.Diop et à Gustave)

Mon papa était plus qu'un père,
Il était plus qu'un bon ami, plus qu'un frère.
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For now, this is it; this is high-five time.

This is a newly enjoyable venue,
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Girls must have the undeniable rights to speak,
And the God-given rights to choose and pick.
Girls must have the rights to be educated,
To be respected and to be protected.
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Stay still so I can admire your portraits
You gazed at me like an angel who will never wake up
Your eyes are blurred with messages and regrets
And your wet lips are warm, pumped up
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Notre Amour pour Haïti…

Notre amour pour Haïti
Est sans doute inconditionnel.
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Breathe, call me, talk, speak, and yell
Express yourself, quit giving me hell
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After more than thirty harvests, you have remained the same
Woman that I always cared for
And the one that I love
With the full strength of my soul.
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When I see the Haitian flag, tears rush to my eyes.
When I see the Haitian flag, my Haitian heart cries.
Our people have been ridiculed, our flag continues
To flow unimpeded. We will never die on our knees.
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