HOW DO I TELL HER ? How do I tell her that this suit Im wearing I borrowed it from the cloth line of my neighbour And these expensive shoes on my feet I rented them for free from an Indians shop downtown How do I tell her that Im a pickpocket at any given chance and not a manager with Nakumatt How do I tell her that these scars on my face are from survived episodes of mob justice How do I tell her that I slept in one of the guest rooms at Kamiti maximum Prison during the nine months I claimed to be on a business trip in Dubai How do I tell her that I did not actually buy that ring on her finger but robbed it from the dead when we stole that coffin at afineral home How do I tell her that the sunglasses and the godfather arent my way of making a fashion statement but a disguise from the police How do I tell her that I limp because I have a bullet stuck in my left leg The doctor said I need a p3 form for the surgery But how do I get that? My portrait hangs on the walls of all police stations in town,just like the presidents Tell me How do I tell her that crime is my career Should I save her the shame of seeing me on the cover page of a local newspaper with the words WANTED CRIMINAL screaming atop Should I save her the trauma of identifying my roasted body at City Mortuary after I have been burnt between a tractors tyre Im somewhere between my thirtieth and thirty fifth day My fortieth is yet When it reaches Shell know that all these things, I did them for her That day shell surely understand that I did them all for love and its because I never wanted to lose her
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:45:50 +0000