Truth Held Hostage: America and the Armenian Genocide - What Then? What Now?
By John M. Evans
Gomidas Institute, London (April 18, 2016); 170 pages
ISBN 978-1-909382-26-8, Hardcover; $32.00
By Garen Yegparian
Written in three parts, Truth Held Hostage by John Evans—the “martyred” U.S. Ambassador to Armenia who became a hero to Armenians all over the world—presents one
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To Honest Ambassador John Evans
In the seventeenth century
Sir Henry Wotton(1568-1639)* announced
“Ambassador is an honest man sent
to lie for the good of his motherland”.
America is a symbol of freedom,
Country swears on Human rights,
The state’s doors are open to every race,
‘Country’s pride in its fairness shines!’
No one could believe how they treated
The well-known soul called ‘Evans’
They tried to change ‘Evans’
Which since Greek days cries yet says,
“Equalization is centurial real truth
Hence no superiority shall vanish that reign.”
Evans name proves his carried crane.
He acts evenly, relives scorns, ethnic pain.
No body can ever engulf or try to change his astrocytes
Even the scimitars, which are still dangling
Beside the fathers and sons of new Ottomans’!
Evans is an ambassador and a genius human.
He could not shelter known slain.
By clouding his dignified fan
To vanish genocided horrific bleeding rains.
“He believes in eternity, truth and equality . . .
Humanity should never replace his Ambassadorial vanity.”
He has been fired from hurricane sites
To our sincere, welcoming trustful hearts.
To be remembered by the holy ancestries of Gomidas**
By carving Evans name with Mashtotian Alphabets***
On faithful Armenian shrines!
Sylva Portioan, M.D
June 6, 2006
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Modified from my poetry collection, “A poetic soul shined of Genocides” (2008)
Will be repeated with the new modification in my 16th poetry collection
“Bring Out our Genocided Skulls and Artful Hands” (2017)
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* John Marshall Evans: American ambassador to Armenia (2004-2006),
dismissed from the diplomatic circle because he used the word genocide and not massacre.
** Gomidas/Komitas (1869-1935): Founder of Armenian classic music.
*** Saint Mesrop Mashtots: Inventor of the Armenian alphabet (AD 405).
In my opinion as a medical trained human, I cannot see any difference as far as lives are concerned.
I think the geneticist will say the same, however, the justice court system should stamp their names.
I repeat my words, “Killing a person is to kill genes.
Hundreds, thousands, millions or more
Does it make incongruity?
Aren’t all beating tissues, souls . . ?