My naked eyes watch a scene So obscene that I cringe Name calling abound ; Hanging by a thread is a bead So small that it seems to disappear from site Yet it's beauty makes it a must to seek a peek Sparkling colours of a rainbow's hues Ah ! a gem of rare qualities Does indeed hold it's place in alluring grace
My busy mouth kept munching The grilled nuts In fulfillment of a need to feed Masticating with salt induced salivation I champed on the nuts of Grandma Penda They ain't sweet but taste nice in the mouth Delicacies that tease the palate Subtly reminding of a later feast Of a sumptuous meal served by Auntie Fatou Famous for The super domodaa full of beefy bits And soft bones to suck on Down yonder in Little Gambia
They laugh at her due to her stature But she holds her head in a model's pose Refusing to be cowed into hiding or shame That size which makes them taunt Was her's and keep she did in a wondrous grace This gem might appear fragile to the untrained eye but is
Beheld in esteem by the connoiseur of elegance Little Gambia holds onto her place in state Refusing to be nudged off the stage
In pride we her children too refuse To be set down or trodden upon by none Just a fluke can we say that we do now To suffer a dastardly disgrace of state To be tricked into belief that we were being saved Just to get tyranny holding sway Aye indeed this is current standing But that facade is crumbling down As having been built on foundations not so strong To give way to the peoples will One day we shall stand on that podium With other nations in pride Looking back at what we achieved for ourselves Against all the odds Even after being abandoned by the comity of nations To our fate and all We shall define the word freedom On our terms Cherishing and guarding it with jealous fervor For our children and posterity Blocking that evil door through which The evil serpent crawled to lead us astray Until that day we accept the name Little Gambia with grace and in pain.
Kaaniba! Your intellect, creativity and latest political poems deserve SPECIAL COMMENDATION AND RESERVATIONS TO STUCK THEM ON BANTABA NUMBER SPOT TO CIRCULARISE FOR THE WEEK AND BEYOND FOR POSTERITY
Thanks Dalton and brother Kobo. This is my own way of fighting the absurd tyranny we all suffer yes we all including those who reasons of their own pretend that all is okay as things stand. Thanks.
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Posted - 02 Jan 2013 : 06:04:52
