Silence
Il est deux heures du matin. Pays-silence. Maison-silence. Un silence lourd de tous les maux du jour. On meurt vite ici. Une espèce de routine s’est installée dans les rues: celle de tuer. Et, à tant voir mourir des gens, nul ne semble plus s’étonner; c’est devenu presque rien. On a chacun son cercueil sous le bras. On sort ainsi tous les matins. Quand on parvient à rentrer, on bénit le ciel de se retrouver chez soi. On se dit que c’était pas son tour aujourd’hui, mais celui d’un autre qu’on connaît ou qu’on ne connaît pas. Et les funérailles se succèdent…
Maintenant, silence. À chaque pas, silence. À chaque cadavre, silence. Coup de feu. Blackout. Silence…
Magasins et marchés publics fonctionnent quand ils peuvent, le temps qu’on s’approvisionne en prévision d’autres jours sombres, encore plus sombres… La vie, personne n’y croit vraiment. Il n’y a plus de vraie mise sur la vie…
Syto Cavé – 2001
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Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.
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