The Warlords

The Warlords Like lightening at night the strike Slashing and killing with all their might The whole village being scared left in flight They set all huts, sheds and houses alight Those warlords, they scared our lives lowering them from great heights That day they came and left many maimed Killing, destroying and punishing is all they aimed In organized lines, holding and firing guns they aligned My whole family, mother dad and brothers they killed Those warlords, they scared our lives lowering them from great heights In a concentrated, dirty and dangerous camp I lie On foreigners, strangers and unknown people I rely By force and using sharp object they removed my eye With no future, hopeless, lost in unknown and injured I cry Those warlords, they scared our lives lowering them from great heights Nations, tribes and religions let’s stop war As children in camps homeless, rejected and poor we are Day in day out we cry when suffering But God in heaven sees and marks you all warlords His judgment greater than all others will fall on you Those warlords, they scared our lives lowering them from great heights (By waweru Ngugi)