{"id":2903,"date":"2023-11-29T13:37:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zorkawollny.net\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2903"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:09:53","slug":"five-songs-by-pet-the-poet","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.zorkawollny.net\/?portfolio=five-songs-by-pet-the-poet","title":{"rendered":"Power Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Power Games<\/h1>\n<h6>Concert 30min<\/h6>\n<h6>Poems by&nbsp;Philip Tangara<\/h6>\n<h6>Composed and arranged by&nbsp;Zorka Wollny<\/h6>\n<h6>With; Winslet Wairimu, Queenter Odol, Anthony Mwaikwasi Kimbio, Tressy Mwendwa, Felishar Saria Elly, Abdallah Kassim Abdallah, Japheth Odhiambo, Abel Salim, Philip Tangara<\/h6>\n<h6>Video: Benard Kahindi<\/h6>\n<h6>Photos: Hans Frank<\/h6>\n<h6>Produced for the festival DUOS\/ Social Ecology<\/h6>\n<h6>Mombasa and Kilifi, March 2023<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Power binds, power blinds.<\/p>\n<p>Power sweet, power is sour.<\/p>\n<p>Power binds, power blinds.<\/p>\n<p>Power sweet, power is sour.<\/p>\n<p>Things are getting out of hand because the authority has lost its touch.<\/p>\n<p>I&nbsp;can see a&nbsp;tree extend its olive branch.<\/p>\n<p>But is there Wangari Maathai?<\/p>\n<p>Aquatic life won\u2019t survive the day<br \/>\njust like packed lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Industries with trash<\/p>\n<p>Human beings with stash.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the temperature surge.<\/p>\n<p>She just got a&nbsp;heat rash.<\/p>\n<p>And the leaders won\u2019t budge.<\/p>\n<p>I&nbsp;can see them on a&nbsp;rush.<\/p>\n<p>To&nbsp;steal our cash<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for five years to&nbsp;come and splurge.<\/p>\n<p>Here is chance To&nbsp;give them a&nbsp;purge<\/p>\n<p>But do&nbsp;we though?<\/p>\n<p>They gambling with our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Every five years they throw the dice.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pet The Poet 2023<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buzzing of the phone<\/p>\n<p>Smelling of cologne<\/p>\n<p>Chloro Fluoro Carbons<\/p>\n<p>Everybody is alone<\/p>\n<p>Screens flicker in the night<\/p>\n<p>Smartphones glow, a&nbsp;neon light<\/p>\n<p>Connections made, but not in sight<\/p>\n<p>Virtual reality, our new delight<\/p>\n<p>The age of information.<\/p>\n<p>The age of isolation.<\/p>\n<p>The age of validation.<\/p>\n<p>The age of more depression<\/p>\n<p>Something\u2019s missing, we&nbsp;can\u2019t deny<\/p>\n<p>The human touch, the heartfelt sigh<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve gained efficiency, but at what price?<\/p>\n<p>In this city of the future, we&nbsp;sacrifice<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t teach me how to&nbsp;hold<\/p>\n<p>Teach me how to&nbsp;code.<\/p>\n<p>We&nbsp;are not human beings.<\/p>\n<p>I&nbsp;guess we&nbsp;are machines.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pet The Poet 2023<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>more about the project on festival website<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tpaae.eu\/index.php\/performance3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/tpaae.eu\/index.php\/performance3\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power Games Concert 30min Poems by&nbsp;Philip Tangara Composed and arranged by&nbsp;Zorka Wollny With; 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