Colossus and Lazarus
The mid-morning traffic drowned his desperate plea
Pushing it into a perpetual abyss
The streetlights turned green
And for a minute, all was quite
“Nipe Shilingi!”
She shouted for the millionth time that day
He fished deep in his pockets
Found one, aimed at the bowl and oops!
He missed
The copper coin landed on the tarmac with a bang
Rolled severally, and
Finally found a resting place in the filthy gutter
She watched the unfolding action in horror
Finally, she crawled towards the grime
With naked hands, she prodded in vain
As tears started to roll down her cheeks
The grandfather clock across the street
struck noon!
Copyright © James Mwando | Year Posted 2012
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