Shsssssss............
Listen; just listen to the silent cry
A cry of generation
Caged in a vast prison
A vast prison of culture
Tormented by an obligation they don't understand,
Forced through unbearable pain,
A lifetime pain
That night...
That blistering cold night,
That night that destroyed my dreams,
I silently remembered,
The sneering pain!
That mocking eyes!
The cheers!
Were they jeers or sneers!
But the eyes
I remember those eyes
Then a flash!
That flash!
A chunk taken off the pot
Look at our emaciated hands
See our lamenting faces
Feel our broken hearts
Discover our wicked souls
We are corpses
Living corpses
They said we are a fruit tree that needs pruning
To bear fruits
They say we must fight for our lives
To live in our inheritance
Our ways of life
But the sears
The sears that need heals
The makers of great motherhood
Why hide under the veil of pretense
Why not face the reality
The agony of our faces
The dangers of chronic pelvic inflammatory diseases
Painful labour that could spit the whole life
Many are the people who live an unbearable life
Blinded by obligation
Caged by culture
Sentenced for life by tradition
but what can we do?
We shall say no to the baptism
of fire and the baptiser
Yes, to that which brings forth the best in life
No, to the baptism that takes away the only chance to fulfill life
Attention all nations
Attention all stations
Say no to the baptism of fire
Say no to the torment
Should we sit down and watch the barbaric baptizer take our lives away?
NO!NO!NO!NO!
We are the pinnacle of change
A monument of liberty
Change with us
Let's preserve the pot
The precious pot!
2 comments:
Amazing. Have you thought about putting these words to music? Bob Marley came to mind when reading this.
Hi Romi,
i was just inspired by a friend to write this poem.i haven't really thought of putting this content into music until now that you've challenged me.i have this colleague who can help me produce it for me or even find someone who can assist me with the lyrics and notations.thanks chap for the insight.hope you'll read other posts and send me more of your ideas please.
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