Torture Poem by Alice Walker

A must read. The juxtaposition between mindless violence and rebuilding, between rage and wisdom, between death and affirmation of life.... between no and yes. Plant a seed... maybe of love, maybe of justice, maybe a tree.. but plant and nourish and grow.

Planting trees perhaps couldn't be the remedy or resisting doctrine against torture. It listens nice but not logical. Our recent civilization stands by ruining trees. And we should think of another human society less by torture for human not for the forests and wilds only. I'll never prefer to plant tree against torture, better try to think the return as at least Jesus did by forgiving the criminals with a pleasing smile which could kill a person mentally to its extreme death..................The poem listens nice and feel the poet intelligent not by telling lie.

This is Great.Never Give up for every obstacle is A reason to restrategies! Alluta continua

Love the message Alice......never end, only begin! 👍

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When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree perseverance in the midst of adversity. tony

A great message hidden inside for the present world of strife and violence that despite go on hoping with positive attitudes, brilliantly scripted 10++

A tree planted on every such occasion as mentioned in the poem, will stand as a witness in God's Court and bear testimony to the torture inflicted. This is my extended thought on this nice poem.

This is such a remarkable, beautiful poem. It reminds us that no matter how we are cast down, we can build up, and when what we have built up is destroyed, we can begin to build anew.