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Where Are You

To 
the 
Church..To 
the 
Mosque
To 
the 
Temple!
From 
the 
dawn 
Of 
our 
Republic
We 
have 
honoured 
you
And 
exalted 
you
You 
have 
marked 
the 
way
And 
we 
have 
followed
You 
have 
lit 
our 
steps
From 
the 
old 
times
But 
today 
we 
ask
Where 
is 
your 
light
We 
have 
searched 
in 
your 
roofs
And 
we 
see 
it 
not
We 
have 
searched 
in 
the 
skies
And 
we 
see 
it 
not
We 
have 
scanned 
the 
deep
And 
blackness 
is 
all 
we 
see
Where 
are 
your 
paths
For 
thorns 
have 
grown 
in 
their 
stead
Where 
is 
your 
voice
For 
we 
have 
waited
And 
we 
hear 
it 
not
We 
ask 
not 
without 
cause
For 
those 
that 
have 
scarred
The 
hearts 
of 
our 
youth
With 
counsel 
so 
vile
Are 
hovering 
in 
your 
compound
Those 
that 
have 
laughed
At 
the 
groans 
of 
our 
infants
Held 
in 
their 
pawing 
hands
Are 
wearing 
your 
gowns
Those 
that 
we 
gave 
custody
Of 
our 
baby 
devolution
Born 
of 
the 
new 
law
Are 
reaching 
for 
our 
treasures
Their 
eyes 
on 
our 
sweat
Yet 
the 
baby 
we 
got 
not 
alone
Timothy 
Njoya 
was 
with 
us
Henry 
Okullu 
was 
with 
us
Alexander 
Muge 
gave 
his 
life
For 
the 
baby 
That 
they 
now 
line 
up
One 
by 
one 
to 
defile
Why 
have 
you 
abandoned 
us
And 
orphaned 
the 
baby 
we 
got
Will 
you 
not 
stand 
with 
us
As 
in 
the 
days 
of 
struggle
When 
you 
went 
with 
us
To 
the 
streets 
of 
Nairobi
And 
to 
the 
hotels
To 
help 
us 
reclaim
Our 
portion 
in 
the 
land
That 
our 
fathers 
left?
Is 
it 
you 
have 
forgotten
Your 
treasured 
roles
Or 
that 
you 
are 
weary?
We 
long 
for 
the 
warmth
That 
your 
company 
begot
Many 
things 
we 
can 
forfeit
Many 
more 
we 
can 
mock
But 
your 
esteemed 
company 
not

absencerhyme

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