Some definitions from urbandictionary.com “ Go there ”- Do something drastic Oh no, don’t make me go there. “ Stay ”- To constantly or consistently do something. I stayed at home on Saturday. -To live in one place, even if it’s at home with your parents for your whole life. Where do you stay? I came across a piece of poetry a few years ago that really stirred something up in me. The poem was called “Ale La” or “Go There” in English. It was originally written in Creole by a Haitian editor and poet named Totongi. At first, I hated the usage of words like “bigwigs, corn and oranges.” But after reading through it a few times, I couldn’t get the phrases out of my head. Here it is in all of its full and strange glory: “Ale la”: GO THERE Go there where you see your heart Leading you, keeping you from changing into a dry desert of sorrow worse than the skin of a drum. Go there even when you’re discouraged when you end up as salt meat in banquets for bigwigs. You have to go there, my brothers a...
Go there, where you see your heart leading you, keeping you from turning into a dry desert of sorrow...