tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post2723618403129170409..comments2023-12-06T19:01:10.313+00:00Comments on One Ghana, One Voice: Overseas - Mariska Taylor-DarkoRob Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-36189636935243589172008-03-30T13:35:00.000+00:002008-03-30T13:35:00.000+00:00oops --Zilver Zorro-my comments should be read as ...oops --Zilver Zorro-my comments should be read as such<BR/>1--the black mans burden?<BR/>2--not often included in<BR/>3--lost in space <BR/>these comments are intened to belong to each other--as a forum for chawing da fat ---thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-3595744354107442522008-03-30T13:14:00.001+00:002008-03-30T13:14:00.001+00:00im back zilver zorro--Lost in space without --root...im back zilver zorro--Lost in space without --roots,church,family--welcome,in some cases to Mars,<BR/> Are they victims of inverted--economic--imperialism--this,I feel,is a big fat juicey--round tablr topic--and as a pinke--Iwouls love to participate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-63976926745287023952008-03-30T13:14:00.000+00:002008-03-30T13:14:00.000+00:00im back zilver zorro--Lost in space without --root...im back zilver zorro--Lost in space without --roots,church,family--welcome,in some cases to Mars,<BR/> Are they victims of inverted--economic--imperialism--this,I feel,is a big fat juicey--round tablr topic--and as a pinke--Iwouls love to participate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-59856149261832308142008-03-30T13:10:00.000+00:002008-03-30T13:10:00.000+00:00IM back--Zilverzorro--often not included in the w...IM back--Zilverzorro--often not included in the welfare system,sickness benefits--not on the housing list.<BR/> As a practising psychiatrist--in Stockholm,with English as my native tongue,I often meet and treat-dazed amazed--lost in European--space Africans.i try-to understand and piece together broken souls and broken dreamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-57553422376467748422008-03-30T13:04:00.000+00:002008-03-30T13:04:00.000+00:00The black mans burden?-All that glitters is not As...The black mans burden?-All that glitters is not Ashanti gold.Caught, abandoned,confused,stranded,without a security net --family, church--between 2 cultures.Great expectations from back home, in Europe with a completely different social signal system.Tha black man is often at the bottom of the European ladder not going up--is it worth it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-30025341385795173932008-03-29T22:27:00.000+00:002008-03-29T22:27:00.000+00:00Finally, the new installment! And it was well wort...Finally, the new installment! And it was well worth the wait - Mariska, this poem is wonderful, as it tells the utter truth. "From morning to night..." and on and on it goes, the life of the expat. Hopeful he comes, facing the long queue at the immigration office with bravery. But the queue goes on and on and on, and he has to see it through again and again. Every month, for every permit, fear takes over: Will he be allowed to work? Will he be allowed to stay? Or will they push him away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-21180111110427705252008-03-29T19:54:00.000+00:002008-03-29T19:54:00.000+00:00Emmanuel,I could not keep my fingers away from the...Emmanuel,<BR/><BR/>I could not keep my fingers away from the keyboard after I read Mariska's fascinating poem. Well, I guess I am ahead of you by 3 hours. Eastern versus Pacific. Let us see how deep we can analyze this splendid poetry.<BR/><BR/>PrinceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-45489560438520953522008-03-29T19:34:00.000+00:002008-03-29T19:34:00.000+00:00Prince, You beat me in posting a comment at OGOV! ...Prince, <BR/>You beat me in posting a comment at OGOV! The same thing happened again last week. It's all good. I agree with you that Mariska exposed a topic we tend to ignore as writers, I think sometimes we become so busy living the life that we ignore it as a subject of our art.Emmanuel Sigaukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171063918198721862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-85277030649841967762008-03-29T19:30:00.000+00:002008-03-29T19:30:00.000+00:00Good poem, Mariska. Finally, someone has dealt wit...Good poem, Mariska. Finally, someone has dealt with this subject openly; sometimes, relatives back home end up enjoying the fruits of the hard work more than the "ones" overseas, thanks to the exchange rates. But the family instinct somehow says, "That's okay."Emmanuel Sigaukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171063918198721862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-28510655600196684422008-03-29T19:25:00.000+00:002008-03-29T19:25:00.000+00:00Mariska, I totally appreciate your poem. You tackl...Mariska,<BR/><BR/> I totally appreciate your poem. You tackled the issue of financial stress on the expatriate African extremely well. I think this is the finest poetry I have read so far on this issue. It exudes the expectations of family members at home and the expectations that one has to keep up. This complete analysis of both sides of the coin merits a deeper discussion. I look forward to that this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com