We are the middle children of history,
He said

Ours is that dislocation between

spirit and identity
faith and question
integrity and fascination

We are the middle children of history,
He said

Ours is the time of romantic

Solar powered watches
Paperless documents
Controlled births
Political hungers
And negotiated hate, for

We are the middle children of history,
He said

Ours is that moment of

Anthems without nations
Sciences without compassion
Freedoms without expression, again

We are the middle children of history,
He said

Ours is that aspect of modernity

That historical moment

Of interminable self-deception, since

We are the middle children of history,
He said

And we are struggling to understand

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Azad Essa

Azad Essa

Azad Essa is a journalist at Al Jazeera. He is also the author of a book called "Zuma's Bastard" (Two Dogs Books, October 2010) Yes, it is the name of a book. A real book. With a kickass cover. Click...

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