Jaafar Sadig El Waad Poet Free verse

Remember Ruben

REMEMBER RUBEN
Sons of peasants 
Insolent and craving 
For Grandeur, nay for 
Moneys
Trampling to death, 
Proud, oh! Too proud
To see death beside
Just waiting the
Hour. 


Sons of 
Officers and officials
Pale, empty, worldly
Certificates at shaky hand 
Oubliettes, wine and whores 
They prefer to our flags 
And behind they lag, rank 
Commandoes
Devouring and 
Devoured
Forgetting the killing 
Diseases
Aids!                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Senegalese riflemen 
Chadians of early sacrifices
Heroes of the resistance
Past warriors 
Who for freedom died
Here or there
Remember Ruben, 
Ouandié Ernest
Manga Bell
Martin Paul Samba
Félix Roland Moumié
Njoya
Ahidjo
Who said that these 
Were not brave?
Let new heroes emerge
From the North
In Fotokol 
And Kolofata
Let heroes come home
Singing our national anthem
O thou land of our fathers!

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Omgba Bingono June 15, 2015 at 10:36 AM I think Ruben was an heros and good warrior. But I saw that he has many personalities