For There Is A Shoulder On Which I Have Cried Poem by Baru Gobira

Hurry, I must leave soon
For there is a shoulder on which I have cried
And I must go
With head held high
Because you were there
When I needed a shoulder to cry.
Can I but walk backwards
There’s many a thing
I would re-mend and try
Just so you were happy
For a day more than I
Hurry, I must leave soon
For there is a shoulder on which I have cried
When the sun has set
And the rains are gone
When winters frost has come and gone
The time will come
When peace will reign
In this world and in life’s train
Hurry, I must leave soon
For there is a shoulder on which I have cried
What more can I say
To one who has believed
That I was the sum
Of all life’s deeds
Other than Cry
Let me go, let me go
From this earth to the sky
Hurry, I must leave soon
For there is a shoulder on which I have cried
Away from the roads of pain.
Catch me in your arms
And take me inside
Whisper the words
“I Love You” …before you die
Hurry, I must leave soon
For there is a shoulder on which I have cried


Baru Gobira 2009
September 19th,2009