Sunset At Dawn In Kachland

Mwalimu Wuod Mwalimu

Today, the dawn started with darkness

Just a gloomy morning, light its weakness

At her door, people swarmed like bees

Warming Del like a pot of ghees

 

Every eyes red and lubricated

The lashes overflew with tears 

Noses run fast of their sorrows

Her soul almost smelt morgue.

 

Her baby crawled out unsteadily

Her eyes almost closed steadily

"Ma'am! ma'am! ma'am"

Her cries filled in the air

 

Ooh the bitter morning!

"Ma'am don't leave Lif!"

"Ma'am don't leave Hel!"

" Don't leave us too early"

" The day won't bear us joy!" 

Hel's cries could be translated

Ooh the cruel morning,

You bear space for pain.

 

Lif came out in short

Old and tattered rags

Lifts Hel, his little sib

In his arms he carries her

They all solo and chorus in pain

"Ma'am ma'am, the mother of us" 

"Don't leave us too early" 

 

Lif stumbled begging his mother

To never leave Lif and Hel alone 

"You gave mam to dad"

"And you're now taking her away from

Us all!" 

" God, are we sinners? "

—-

The sun just rose

Its fiery hands almost radiating

"Should we carry her to the doctors?"

"The grandpa just denied us his car"

The report was quick one.

What a gloomy mornin' for Del

 

Goz walked worked on,

Disturbed by his lackness

But never wanted Del to reach her evening

As soon as that unwanted time.

Look! Tears washes the other

Competing on which to drop drop first

Oh ! The poor Goz! 

Goz knelt before his wife

His two arms holding his children

Wishing the clouds would turn gay.

 

The beast withheld his car

His in law a non useful in his self

Ooh the black grandpa

His heart is a dark room

Where mosquitoes breed and multiply

 

He left his dau' in law,

Del, the beauty of his arm

The bearer of his grandchildren

To starve in sickness,

And to die like an orphan dog 

As he stands his white engine

Infront of his house

His motors run 24/7

Just to deliver his meals

As Del rot of sickness in her place.

Oh the cursed grandpa 

Four samaritans hold the dying Del

Towards the far reached doctor

With empty hands, they will plead

The docs' would do their best

That's their prayers. 

 

"Ma'am! ma'am! ma'am!"

"Ensure you're back so soon"

" Daddy needs you ma'am

"Lif needs you so soon" 

" I need you ma'am"

 

Hurry mum!

Remember to enter the room for life

Do not talk to undetakers,

We still need you ma'am 

Don't forget to enter the room of hope

Because if you come back in eternal box,

I swear I will curse grandpa.

I already curse it, the birth canal

That retired him to this world.

It should say sorry to us,

The rebel descendants. 

Ooh ma'am! Remember to come back. 

 

  • Author: Wuod Mwalimu (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 24th, 2023 02:07
  • Comment from author about the poem: Dedicated to all suffering peasant mothers in their sickling bed. They have no one to take care of them, they live their small children in pain. Their relatives watch them rotting of mysterious diseases at their homes. Oh mothers😭😭
  • Category: Sad
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