Inna Name
he contemplates
those Indian names that tell who,
or what, they are as a being,
tell something important regarding
the actual person being named
like:
Ron his horse is thunder
Bodaway the fire maker
Wakiza the desperate warrior
and
Kajika walks without sound
other cultures have meaning
implied in names they assign
to their children,
though most refer to religious matters
seldom, if ever do they speak its meaning
even when known
Aasim, person who keeps away from sins
Abdul the servant
Yaman, good tidings
Jafar, a rivulet or stream
and
David, beloved one
Albert, noble and bright
Michael, who is like God
and
William, desire a helmet
(which seems perplexingly honest)
will today's peoples ever call
themselves for what they prize or
what the person actually is,
like:
Geithner too big to fail
Wallstare, wanna see big screen
Carb Manna, he who always eats
or
Runnin' Behind, perpetually late
Maybe my name would be
Thinks too much,
or similar variant
perhaps something farther out
like:
Dreams wandering
or
It's an interesting view from here
© Goode Guy 2011-11-30
Copyright © Goode Guy | Year Posted 2011
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