"Ô toi ma mère, je pense à toi" - Ateliers d'été au Chaînon

"Ô toi ma mère, je pense à toi" - Ateliers d'été au Chaînon

Submitted by Tiphaine Barrailler on

Nous voulons vous partager des mots, prises de paroles poétiques ou politiques de plusieurs femmes rencontrées au Chaînon, un milieu chaleureux et ouvert qui accueille et accompagne les femmes en difficulté, et où nous avons posé nos valises le temps de quelques ateliers idAction, cet été.  

Plutôt que de faire le récit de notre expérience, nous voulons faire résonner leurs mots.

Nous vous invitons donc à découvrir ce document, qui compile leurs écrits et leurs pensées. Et, pour vous donner le goût de parcourir ces quelques pages, voici À ma mère : 

 

À MA MÈRE

Camara Laye

Femme noire, femme africaine,

Ô toi ma mère, je pense à toi...

Ô Daman, ô ma Mère,

Toi qui me portas sur le dos,

Toi qui m’allaitas, toi qui gouvernas mes premiers pas,

Toi qui la première m’ouvris les yeux aux prodiges de la terre,

Je pense à toi...

Ô toi Daman, Ô ma mère,

Toi qui essuyas mes larmes,

Toi qui me réjouissais le cœur,

Toi qui, patiemment, supportais mes caprices,

Comme j’aimerais encore être près de toi,

Etre enfant près de toi !

Femme simple, femme de la résignation,

Ô toi ma mère, je pense à toi.

Ô Daman, Daman de la grande famille des forgerons,

Ma pensée toujours se tourne vers toi,

La tienne à chaque pas m’accompagne,

Ô Daman, ma mère,

Comme j’aimerais encore être dans ta chaleur,

Etre enfant près de toi...

Femme noire, femme africaine,

Ô toi ma mère,

Merci, merci pour tout ce que tu fis pour moi,

Ton fils si loin, si près de toi.

Femme des champs, femme des rivières

femme du grand fleuve, ô toi, ma mère

je pense à toi...

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  • « They're both people. We're not looking enough after people with problems, and mostly with mental health issues. Then we would have more people able to work.»
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