Yet Another Lament

In shambles I left you In shambles I met you. The shambles caused by those at home With the help of those abroad Would it have been different If I had waited? Twenty years ago I left you my mother Seeking greener pastures In the land of your masters Hoping to come back And dry your unending tears. Would it have been different If I had waited? Here I am Made and arrived To dry your tears. But no Mother my brothers Have wrecked you. What a wreckage Of you They left for me! Would it have been different If I had waited? Now I know not Where to begin from To patch you up Mother With tears in my eyes I look at your wreckage And see you in tears! Would it have been different If I had waited? Who of my brothers Young and vibrant Will help me bring You back to your glorious days? Age is not my friend My bones are getting weak But mother A promise you have From me I will patch you up Till my last breath! Would it have been different If I had waited?