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I Forgive You

I forgive you my dear country
And her ignoramuses
To my televangelists who prophesy 
earthquakes
And hellfire
Instead of love and forgiveness
So they steal from the poor
To buy miracles from God;
To my shopkeeper who doubles the 
price
Of flour at will
Even before Kidero completes his 
speech
On taxes
I forgive you all.

I forgive you, brother
For refusing my handshake
Because I'm well-off than you
As if being rich is a crime.
I forgive you Mr Bossman
For turning down my job application
Though my only un-qualification
Was I failed to belong to your clan.
I forgive you my uncle back home
For perpetually grabbing my farm
Because I'm always in town
Getting a life for myself
When your sons are the chief's 
drones
Who grab chickens from helpless 
widows
And lynch witches in  the village.
I forgive you too my ambitious 
cousins
For conning me when you promised
To get me a job in your company
Immediately I'm through with 
college.

I forgive you Mr. Policeman
For innocent incarceration
Torture
And hefty fines
Though you know I was innocent.

I forgive you Wamboi
For eating my money
Then running away with my children
And half of my wealth.

To my White brothers who think we 
still live in the bush with antelopes
And harass us at their embassies
And airports
I forgive you too.
Before you clone another virus to 
kill my people
I forgive you.

To all vagrants who rape our women
And slash the throats of fellow 
Kenyans for money
I forgive you all.
To my bright law-makers in 
parliament
I forgive you for your lies
I know I will see you again in 2017
In brand new bank notes
And brand new promises
And I will still forgive you.

To my colleagues fighting for 
recognition
And job promotions
And wishing me jobless 
I forgive you too
Your're just victims of greed
And selfishness.

To my heads of state
Sparking wars at will
Puppets of neo-colonialism
I forgive you too.
It's not in my position to judge
Or condemn you
History will do that.

Lastly
I forgive myself
For being too human
And trusting too much.

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