FISH IN THE DESERT-Abraham Gayah

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 My homeland, a nation of great name
Long living glory- pass glory 
 People knew me for food production  
But now my children lay starving  
Can’t imagine how luxurious she was  
Her people wore clothes of gold  
Her home has been ruined  
Her children has turned to slave 
 In their own home, they resemble strangers  
Fish in the desert 

The long-practiced culture 
The poor old glory of the old men 
 My native brother can relate  
How we enjoy playing the flute 
and dancing to the sound of the talking drum  
My old masks are now objects of the dump  
Our parents don’t care to teach our Dialects 
We steal the language of others  
The young boys strive for power  
Forget the wisdom white hair of the old  
He doesn’t care for those who think he wrong 
He leads as he wishes 
Called his teenage friends for counsel
Even the publican he once loved  
He then commands to be flogged 
I wonder he is blind behind the crystal  Glasses he wears
After all the long venture  
Thinking his way would bring the rapture 
 Can’t we see how we then appear?  
Like fish in the desert

My homeland – a nation of great name  
A country of free people  
The love of liberty brought us here  
What about us that were already here  
We are fast, very apt to create fame  
We care less to know whether nice or spoil 
We bled to enjoy this liberty  
Minority steals and enjoy at the poor expense of the majority 
Our deals are signed before agreements 
 Living under democratic infringement  
From 1847 up till now  
We seem to be nowhere, only going down  
The desperate expectation of the poor voters 
Against the evil exploitation of the rich looters   
A weak system that bows to the wicked lords 
Instead of upholding and executing the laws  
Fish in the desert


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