Catherine Mutunga Poet Rhyme

Background

Background

I grew in the village
Where huts are the palace
Crowned with dry grass
With large farms

When drought hit
Going for days with no food
Dirty kitchens and utensils
Less firewood from the neighbourhood

We met friends at school
Which we attended two days a week
We became friends because poverty matched

Torn uniform and bare feet
At home due to school fees
Lack of enough books
And angry stomachs complain

At our free time
Promising to change our families
Add more for our mothers
And improving the life of our fathers

Sometimes watching the sun set
Was just a movie for the night
The moon and stars we played with
And thought it was magic

Remember the kerosene candle
Which we sorrounded at night
Everyone to see the letter
And of course sometimes beside the fire to read

We stepped out of the village
Not because we were satisfied
But because we had to change that
Life was hard and tough
That's how we survived and never new the city life

Today we are casted out and mocked
We got the city with no right
Just because we did not find rich parents
But the perfect thing is that we are living
And here to change the situation

So that's why we don't meet the expectations
That's why you can persecute us without giving up
We cant please the streets 
We are village boys and girls who know nothing about the town

We dont know how things works
What we know is what we are up to
Just success and change our background
Stop accusing and saying more about us
We know we bores you and we are sorry!

#dafina_cate
#sadmemory
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