Hell Prickles on Me

She loved me, she whispered in my ear My ear was thrilled for ecstasy Ecstasy with unconditional love. Love became illusions and lies Lies founded on hatred Hatred tumbled my heaven Heaven of virtual love Love towards a Godot Godot, a cybernetic Land Land distant from me Me deprived of her waters Waters privation starts thirst Thirst of man disdains Disdains because even grass and trees dry Dry trees circulate no sap and bear no leaves Leaves hotness flips them down Down to perish in an environment Environment burning high High is the thirst of man Man suffering heat and thirst Thirst, nowhere to quench Quench it to redeem my manhood My manhood requests particular water Water makes man’s life Life in inferno to become dehydrated Dehydrated are men in such a hell. Poem by Ndabuli Mugisho