Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 1 | Page 27

GROOVE THEORY
Deep Confrontation – The young elephant
© Pauline S. Chimedza 2014

The young
elephant….

It’s just like an elephant stuck in
the middle of a road, on the island
that marks a roundabout. This
very elephant, being the same that
escaped from a game park having
felt suffocated and limited by the
fence, and having grown tired of
being the entertainment of rich
tourists instead of exercising his
full capabilities as a young bull.
Now that he has broken out and is
“free”, he starts off in the jungle
where he moves freely

, crushing every obstacle in his
way. Almost all the animals do
not cross his path, literally, for
fear of being crushed. By the
time this young bull reaches
the highway, he is at his peak.
His tusks are sharp and full
grown; his hide is thick, fresh
and rough. He has full
confidence in himself.
He hesitates to cross the road
as there is too much unfamiliar
traffic, then comes night time,

just a bit of traffic.
The young bull feels safe to step on
this seemingly never-ending carpet
of smooth tar. For the first time
ever, he sets foot on smooth
ground. It feels good. He is the
king at this time.
The little traffic that’s there
swerves out of his way at the sight
of him. He finally decides to rest
on this patch of comfortable green
grass in the middle of the carpet.

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