The beauty of Rome’s Sistine Chapel has long served as a testament to the mixture of strong religious beliefs and the love of art shared by the people of Renaissance Europe. Michelangelo devoted four years to painting the mural that adorns the ceiling, a work depicting events in the book of Genesis and other Biblical stories. Few visitors to the Sistine Chapel have failed to be moved by the artist’s dedication to his subject, or his feeling for the nature of human struggle, suffering, and spiritual triumph.
POEM FOR SINEAD:
Extortion of a legend
Listen to my voice
my words
What I have to say
save my mind
save my soul
Save me please
For that is what Sinéad
Tried to say
She was screaming inside
so loud
but no one took
the time of day
No one cared
except for the fans who tried
to hear what Sinead had to say
For Sinead said out loud
Listen to my voice
My words
What I have to say
But I see all that happened
is I am silenced
All because I wished
to speak my mind
to be heard
For that was sinéad
She always wanted
to speak her mind
But no matter, how much Sinead tried
She was always ignored
She was ignored
No one ever took
the time of day
to hear what she
had to say
until it was too late
But then they sit there and apologize profusely
and say
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
I’m sorry we didn’t hear you
I’m sorry we didn’t take the time
to listen to you
but now it is all too late
There’s no time
for apologies
It’s all too late now Sinead is gone
you’ve gotten
your wish
The princess
silenced forever
A great legend
a great teacher
a great influence
on my life is gone
She was my idol
my princess
my role model
For me
I am grateful
I took the time
to listen
I took the time to hear what Sinead had to say
I listened to her music with great patience, dedication and loyalty.
I gave her my time
and I am grateful
for that
I am grateful I did
because at least
I listened
To the great legend that she is
Well, everyone else sat there
bashing her down
kicking her down
putting her down
Trying to bury her
that’s all they had done
they didn’t give her
the time of day
they didn’t listen to
what the great legend
had to say
But now they regret it
but they can’t take it back
What’s done is done
The great legend is gone
No amount of apologies
will fix what has been done
To Sinéad throughout her career.
Oh no,
There’s no fixing what has been done
so don’t waste
your time
Because it’s a little late
it’s a little late
It’s a little late
It’s a little late
for all that now
the great legend is gone
the great legend is dead.
Silenced forever
They finally gotten their wish
my idol
my role model
my princess is dead
All that has been done to Sinéad
Will never be forgotten among the Sinéad O’Connor fans
We will remember her we will always give
her music
the time of day
we will always listen
to what Sinead
had to say
we will never forget
all that has been done to our sweet Sinead
Written by Alisha Legrand