I love the fisherman With his boat and net and patience He has ransacked the seas And brought home fish and crab To chase the stranger in my stomach away I love the blacksmith He has gone through fire To mint me guns and swords and shields So that the enemies of my country Shall… Continue reading MANY REASONS TO LOVE
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THE WORLD TAUGHT ME
Just a dot among a legion I seek nothing but a place Either among rulers at the palace Or among religious scions I seek not a right path But conviction for my heart What is the place of a pauper? For men only rabble of money! I guess for eternity’s journey? I was hoping for… Continue reading THE WORLD TAUGHT ME
SOLIDARITY
Why is solidarity So neglected in humanity? Pilgrims This world is not so grim Some yet with faces green in envy Have lost shoulders to lean on Are we not all patriots? Are we not all kinsmen? Why do our blades dance to kill? Blood boils without passion In God manual Unity is key Why… Continue reading SOLIDARITY
WHEN EARTH SPEAKS
I’ve seen it all came alive from the very first break of light and words Said this oak to his descendants borne from a single root I’ve seen the purest of hearts and the best from the race of men As his eyes grew dim and tired barks and withered leaves fall off I’ve floated… Continue reading WHEN EARTH SPEAKS
FAIR TRADE
Trading with you, so much fun Grading its price, so much pun Stating the profit, a perfect con A daylight robbery called fair trade What sort of trade happens in reverse? Buyers determine the price to buy Farmers, victims of their hard-work Sellers, coerced to the only option given My sweat is dried up by… Continue reading FAIR TRADE
WE ARE FAMILY
We were family, sharing one smile together That warms our united hearts. In corners of our minds were hidden desires With all hands working, we wove, little by little From every story, sound and tear Into a perfect dream Happiness was not ours But we forged tiny laughter from thoughts of our tomorrow The unseen… Continue reading WE ARE FAMILY
FUSION
The world is merging Continents are melding Not by space Not by time Consequence of media fusing strangers Traditions clash We get shocked Ways of one Taboo to another Diverse in background, uniform in humanity Africans bleach, Caucasians tan We’re fast becoming one clan We tinker, we compromise
RAINS
The clouds are too busyweeping to see that we aresoaked to our ragged pantsand our genitals have retractedinto their shells, like irked snails.Whose lips shall then mouth the needed protest, being already busy with mournful mumblings? Of which shall I tell you,now that you bother to inquireabout these endless rains; One threadlike, one windyOne saltened,… Continue reading RAINS
WISER THAN SOLOMON
We are wise Wiser than Solomon So we cooked plenty lies To make it all look common First we plucked animals teeth Then we dug up steel Leaving weak the ground beneath We then turned to the trees Our ground is now without shelter Crusted, battered and weak Yet we continue to dig deeper Soon… Continue reading WISER THAN SOLOMON
WHAT IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER
The life force of brotherhood Is ensnared by indigenous strain And strangled by strife of tradition Man is become enemy to his kin Existence becomes distressed And its hues, spoiled and soiled By the blemishes of bloodletting The black streaks of godly fervor A legacy of clashing cultures And merchandise of dogmatic hatred Will enough… Continue reading WHAT IF WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER