Journey

Journey Dirt, grass and wildlife govern The Savanna Elephant, lion, hyena Roam the land We pride on our livestock Of goat and cow There’re all we’ve got to survive Our journey on foot Will leave our mothers worried and shook For the bold and untamed Claim the terrain They hide and poke their heads out The giraffe is a beauty Yet rough and daring For we’ll risk our lives To get to the other side An unknown territory presides Of freedom, literacy and discipline Early into the morning and late into the night A young Kenyan boy makes a fire He’s on the watch To run off every beast and critter Who seek to feed on the flock I will learn Swahili, English and math The leopards hang by the cliffs and rocks They’re vicious They’ve attacked our tribesmen Going there is forbidden There are snakes in the bushes And monkeys in the trees Though I see elephants and buffalo I must do what I was told, Walk where the wind blows Marckincia Jean Free verse 06/18/19