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The poem then delivers the curse in a sequence of moral accusations: hypocrisy, oppression of others, exploitation cloaked as freedom or piety, exploitation of law and hierarchy, and the quiet complicity of those who benefit while watching cruelty. 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 \nWrite a Nation's curse for me, And send it over the Western Sea.\"  \nI faltered, taking up the word:\"Not so, my lord!  \nIf curses must be, choose another To send thy curse against my brother.  \n\"For I am bound by gratitude, By love and blood,  \nTo brothers of mine across the sea,  \nWho stretch out kindly hands to\"  \nme.  \n\"Therefore,\" the voice said, \"shalt thou write  \nMy curse to-night.  \nFrom the summits of love a curse is driven,  \nAs lightning is from the tops of heaven.\"  \n\"Not so,\" I answered. \"Evermore My heart is sore  \nFor my own land's sins: for little feet  \nOf children bleeding along the street:  \n\"For parked-up honors that gainsay The right of way:  \nFor almsgiving through a door that is  \nNot open enough for two friends to kiss:  \n\"For love of freedom which abates Beyond the Straits:  \nFor patriot virtue starved to vice on  \nSelf-praise, self-interest, and suspicion:  \n\"For an oligarchic parliament, And bribes well-meant.  \nWhat curse to another land assign,  \nWhen heavy-souled for the sins of mine?\"  \n\"Therefore,\" the voice said, \"shalt thou write  \nMy curse to-night.  \nBecause thou hast strength to see and hate  \nA foul thing done within thy gate. \"  \n\"Not so,\" I answered once again.\"To curse, choose men.  \nFor I, a woman, have only known How the heart melts and the tears run down. \"  \n\"Therefore,\" the voice said, \"shalt  \nthou write My curse to-night.  \nSome women weep and curse, I say  \n(And no one marvels), night and day.  \n\"And thou shalt take their part  \nto-night, Weep and write.  \nA curse from the depths of womanhood Is very salt, and bitter, and good.\"  \nSo thus I wrote, and mourned  \nindeed, What all may read.  \nAnd thus, as was enjoined on me, I send it over the Western Sea.  \nThe Curse  \nBecause ye have broken your own chain  \nWith the strain  \nOf brave men climbing a Nation's height, Yet thence bear down with brand and thong  \nOn souls of others,– for this wrong This is the curse. Write.  \nBecause yourselves are standing straight  \nIn the state  \nOf Freedom's foremost acolyte, Yet keep calm footing all the time On writhing bond-slaves,– for this  \ncrime This is the curse. Write.  \nBecause ye prosper in God's name, With a claim  \nTo honor in the old world's sight, Yet do the fiend's work perfectly In strangling martyrs,– for this lie This is the curse. Write.  \nYe shall watch while kings conspire Round the people's smouldering fire, And, warm for your part,  \nShall never dare – O shame! To utter the thought into flame  \nWhich burns at your heart. This is the curse. Write.  \nYe shall watch while nations strive  \nWith the bloodhounds, die or survive,  \nDrop faint from their jaws, Or throttle them backward to death; And only under your breath Shall favor the cause.  \nThis is the curse. Write.  \nYe shall watch while strong men  \ndraw The nets of feudal law To strangle the weak;  \nAnd, counting the sin for a sin, Your soul shall be sadder within Than the word ye shall speak. This is the curse. Write.  \nWhen good men are praying erect That Christ may avenge His elect And deliver the earth, The prayer in your ears, said low, Shall sound like the tramp of a foe That's driving you forth.  \nThis is the curse. Write.  \nWhen wise men give you their praise,  \nThey shall praise in the heat of the phrase,  \nAs if carried too far.  \nWhen ye boast your own charters kept true,  \nYe shall blush; for the thing which ye do  \nDerides what ye are.  \nThis is the curse. Write.  \nWhen fools cast taunts at your gate, Your scorn ye shall somewhat abate As ye look o'er the wall;  \nFor your conscience, tradition, and name  \nExplode with a deadlier blame Than the worst of them all. This is the curse. Write.  \nGo, wherever ill deeds shall be done,  \nGo, plant your flag in the sun Beside the ill-doers!  \nAnd recoil from clenching the curse Of God's witnessing Universe With a curse of yours.  \nThis is the","cbCaikWkZmi8HdAs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikWkZmi8HdAs","pdf",27047,"English","# Prologue\n## The Angel’s Command\n## The Speaker’s Objections\n# The Curse\n## Condemnation of Broken Freedom\n## Abuse in God’s Name\n## Complicity, Law, and Cruelty","[{\"question\":\"What does the angel ask the speaker to write?\",\"answer\":\"The angel tells the speaker to “write a Nation's curse” and send it over the Western Sea.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the speaker resist writing the curse for another land?\",\"answer\":\"The speaker cites gratitude and love for her brothers across the sea, arguing she is bound to her own land’s suffering and sins.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of wrongdoing are condemned in the “The Curse” section?\",\"answer\":\"The poem condemns oppression and cruelty justified as freedom or religion, hypocrisy in honor and charity, and the participation of those who watch evil or enforce unjust systems.\"}]","A Curse for a Nation | PDF",1792387850]