WEEP NOT, MOTHER

 

 And when I die,

     Weep not for me,

For weeping brings sorrow

And sorrow borrows from regret

And so when I finally die

    Let me go

    Weep not for me...

 

The earth shall not miss me,

She is big and busy

A big laden bus

And she forgets people easily

So weep not for me

      Weep not

For the life bus must come with speed

      Weep not,

Not for my deeds

For like a weed, I must be un-plucked

Unplugged,

Shot into a crude distance

A dark oblivion

 

So when I finally die

Please weep not for me

For I have travelled this earth high and low,

And I now know how the tide goes

How it feels when the harmattan wind slaps my cheekbones

And when I pass from here

Breaking into tiny fragments of glass

When my life no longer has class

When that cool winds stops blowing

And the birds of feathers stop flying

When the light in me ceases to glow  

      Weep not

      Grieve not

 

Weep not dear mother

For pain is etched all over your face right now

Your heart sinks in the lowest of all ebbs

The anchor feeling heavy to carry

But weep not

Life and death must now marry

     Do not weep

     Do not weep mother

     Do not weep brother

     Do not weep sister

Keep the memory of me

For the earth has many burdens on her shoulders

She will soon forget

That once I passed down this well trodden road...