HOLD ON LITTLE LAMB As I walk along a busy street My gaze trailed a baby Strapped to the mothers back Struggling to come off Hands and legs flaring Making loud shrieking sounds All in chase to unbuckle In the recess of my mind I cajoled the bairn Little one, dont be in a haste To touch feet on thorn thresholds Tarry for however long Cheer in every second youre carried Bask in the moments For a time will come You shall pave your own paths Hardly will anyone be there To hoist you a lather Not your brother, sister, pa And even your own ma Samaritans are diamond and gold The world is a waterspout Barely can one seek splendor Betrayal a scorpions sting Deceit circulate like venom of a cobra The suspense pent up like a Python, Squeezing life out of a human body Treason as if a million battalion Has opened incessant fire On a one man army The love is beetle-brewed… With time the baby calmed Wound chubby legs on mothers hip And clasp arms round neck like a pendant Yes, thats it baby Hold on to it all, savour it For soon the remains of it, Will be as little as a grain of corn I got back to my shack, news awaited A neighbour has put to bed, a premature baby With a hand plastered to my forehead I pondered what had prompt this early arrival Little one, what has forced you into this world? Those relished nutritious fluid from Your mothers breast made you believe The world is of milk and honey? You should have formed a while longer How did your frail body take in the gush of cold? I lit thousands of embers to keep you warm In this hurricane existence of ours Copyright: Gift Amukoyo (Written: August 15, 2014)
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:37:12 +0000
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