Tiema Muindi
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Poem "Song Of Man":
- written November 2009
- published November 24, 2009
- viewed 20 times
Other poems by Tiema Muindi:
»Beyond The Eyes«
»Dance of my Soul«
»Family Honour«
»I Spoke To Her«
»If only they knew«
»Lifetime Dream«
»Memories Of Yesterday«
»My Song Your Dance«
»My Story«
»No Man Cry«
»Political Menus«
»Shadow of the night«
»Shattered Hopes & Dreams«
»Song Of Death«
»The Journey of Life«
»The Last Journey«
»The Married Bride«
»The River Between«
»The Waiting Game«
»Tribute For Amina Ramadhani«
»When it's over, let me know«
»Wise Counsel«
»Yesterday's Day's Life«
Visit Tiema Muindi's profile page
Poem "Song Of Man":
- written November 2009
- published November 24, 2009
- viewed 20 times
Other poems by Tiema Muindi:
»Beyond The Eyes«»Dance of my Soul«»Family Honour«»I Spoke To Her«»If only they knew«»Lifetime Dream«»Memories Of Yesterday«»My Song Your Dance«»My Story«»No Man Cry«»Political Menus«»Shadow of the night«»Shattered Hopes & Dreams«»Song Of Death«»The Journey of Life«»The Last Journey«»The Married Bride«»The River Between«»The Waiting Game«»Tribute For Amina Ramadhani«»When it's over, let me know«»Wise Counsel«»Yesterday's Day's Life«»Song Of Man«
by Tiema Muindi
If I can't make it tonight
Know that life forced me
To be
So that I could be
A man
Just like others
With smile on their faces
Each day back home
With a loaf of bread
For their family
If I can't make it tonight
Weep not for me
All your life
Block not
The flow of love
From your veins
Let not your life
Go with me
Beneath the earth
If I can't make it tonight
Don't tell them so
That which is the truth
Don't let them know
That which would break
Their hearts
That with blood
On my hands
Their bowl of food
Came from that
If I can't make it tonight
Know that
The scars and pain
You saw on my face
Reaches not deep
In my skin
Nor flow in my veins
That deep in me
Lies a human
If I can't make it tonight
Know the song of man?
That as soon as he's born
He begins to die
Remember thee
Those words
If I can't make it tonight
Know that life forced me
To be
So that I could be
A man
Just like others
With smile on their faces
Each day back home
With a loaf of bread
For their family
If I can't make it tonight
Weep not for me
All your life
Block not
The flow of love
From your veins
Let not your life
Go with me
Beneath the earth
If I can't make it tonight
Don't tell them so
That which is the truth
Don't let them know
That which would break
Their hearts
That with blood
On my hands
Their bowl of food
Came from that
If I can't make it tonight
Know that
The scars and pain
You saw on my face
Reaches not deep
In my skin
Nor flow in my veins
That deep in me
Lies a human
If I can't make it tonight
Know the song of man?
That as soon as he's born
He begins to die
Remember thee
Those words
If I can't make it tonight
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Hettie Van Zyl: "deep thoughts with deep innersight meaning. great piece. thank you"