Humble Sinners Poem by Fasika Ayalew

I have witnessed and I have seen
But my mouth will always be sealed
I am a humble sinner
My hands clap, my feet tap
On the altar as you two stand
My eyes on you and yours on mine
I am weary and you’re skeptical
I am a humble sinner
A distant spectator
Seeing a nightmare within a dream
Shutting my mouth for what I’ve seen
I am a humble sinner
With the song along dancing
With the fork the cake eating
I am a humble sinner
You are a foolish lover
She is an honest believer
We all are humble losers
Life’s gamblers
Then… tell me…
What truly is love’s divine
For her, for you and I
The humble sinners
Here goes the vow
“To love, to hold & to cherish
Till death do you apart…”
But the truth will die
Deep in my heart
A humble sinner
Life goes on…

At the Wedding Hall
January,2008