Death
If you were an animal
I could summon the entire village
On the hunt for you we could be
Only if you were the forest
I could set you on a terrible flame
You are something unseen
Where you are I can’t get hold of you
Neither can my ears enjoy you whispering
You silently tiptoe
Among us the standing pillar you snatch
Like bird picking grains
You turn villages into deserts
Only if you could be overcomed
Forever we could enjoy grandpa’s folktales
Like a bright flower in the rising sun
Our sisters’ shinning was to be everlasting
But when will your hungry stomach be full
When will you fully quench your thirst?
For how long will you be in merciless theft?
Till when will the river flooding down our face stop?
You have made me an orphan
Cause of you am widowed
Why did you chose to make me homeless
From my side you took her now am hopeless
With your hardened heart
My face is covered with tears
Copyright © Kuleza John Lembi | Year Posted 2016
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