NO FENCE~NO HAVEN
Look through the past
And maybe we can forecast
The unpredictable days of the future,
Tyrants past and decades of anger later
We must decide
Young boy..young blood
I admire your courage with a smirk
To the last drop of your blood
Is a sorrow unbearable after the first draw
The elders have refused to take away the blinds
Or tie us back with the rope that binds
They inherited lands green and fields white
We received lands red and rivers black
Old man...old fool
You poisoned with your words
And sent souls to graves with your deeds,
I was told you can see
what I can't, even on a palm
Lost sight or deliberately ignoring the fight?
You have created an Abaddon
From greed, corruption and injustice
Who knows not the creator or the subjects
"Young people's energy and wisdom of the elders"
Seems not enough to stir a nation against these waves
Foundations have to replaced.
Love and unity have to be embedded in actions
Respect, tolerance and hard work
On the paths we go through
When terror creeps in, or the sound of war
Moves past our gates
And through our streets
There'll be no fence to sit on
No wall to withstand
No haven to hold us in
No sides would be saved
No one spared
From the cold hands of grief
We must decide
Whilst we still have a choice
Moves past our gates
And through our streets
There'll be no fence to sit on
No wall to withstand
No haven to hold us in
No sides would be saved
No one spared
From the cold hands of grief
We must decide
Whilst we still have a choice
Two observations....
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I really do love this poem, it challenges some of our not just Africa, but "most" mentality, especially where respect is held at high regard(i'm not saying respect is bad, all I'm saying is, when you are told something, think on it first. We are the young ones, their time passed a long time ago, we know what's happening NOW) because we are taught to believe "everything" our elders tell us, but "everything" might not be "all the truth"...the world is fast changing, and obviously better "ways", better "ideas" are sprouting out. Plus we haven't exhausted all the knowledge God has deposited on this land called earth, and I very much doubt if we ever would(till Jesus comes). Experience is important, but "knowledge with experience" is of greater importance
Secondly... If there is anyway you could arrange your lines so when reading we can know clearly which one links the other and when "the message" at those lines stop...
Thank you! Really amazing write-up I must add once again!
Lines arranged better...thank you
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