Once upon a time. . .
When the waters formed streams curving and were
confined at the back of slopes of mountains
full of life. . .
When children danced naked in the rain
. . . and brothers and sisters sung in the sun
. . . and fathers and mothers flourished
. . .and the fields bloomed green
From a distance,
a thing was heard
philosophical a sound.
It let loose demons in the course of its melodic parody.
Compeling humble spirits to servitude in a bamboo shrub of lonely men
inhalation of nastiness through thier nostrils
Fumbling with exotic lyrics of melancholy
. . . Sickening to the ear like a mosquito whisper
. . . Stinking to the nose like a yawning egg past its prime hatch.
. . .Symphonies of famished children in Nakivale
A mysterious kind of diarrhea
When a group of cockroaches perverted the justice
. . . and order of fair governance
. . .and nurtured disgust in the hands of fore fathers.
Bush doctors digging up cowrishells and confusing charms.
greedy lighting rods in the heaven hand of Mukajanga.
Pointing towards the East in search for some buried knowledge among the stars
A seemingly serious kind of pain torturing the humble rhythm,
Of the waters streaming.
Leaving it in scars.
beautiful ascending
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Thank you so much
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I love the vivid imagery. The tone is reflective. A well concentrated command of language
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Thank you so much
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I love the imagery. It is very vivid. I resonate with the visuals. The language and the general theme and tone is clearly potrayed
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This is amazing
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Thank you so much
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yes indeed amazing write up.
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Thanks so much
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Thanks for the good art and culture.
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Thank you my friend. Surely we are using our creative imagination to play
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I like I like the diction is up there. We are going miles. Great piece bro
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Great piece rich of art…and i call it “magnum opus” ….from a great writer….big up Kitaka
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Bless thank you so much for the appreciation
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Great great piece
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Great work
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Some great work bro. Keep it up.
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Thank you so much
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This is a good piece. I like the use of imagery to encrypt political innuendo. I like it. Looking forward to the next.
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Thank you so my friend for your time reading and appreciating the poem, and yes, the imagery is effective to the political innuendo
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Thanks so much for your time to read and appreciate the poem
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Nice work man
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