Letters Of The Alphabet... Poem by Merlin Mwaura

Let's go get lost,
let's lose that way,
go far away into the oblivion,
carry a mirror with us,
look at your face
look at mine,
ain't we beautiful?

comb our hair in the morning sun,
tame this silence along our path,
collect rocks from our sites passed,
greet strangers,
make new friends in new homes.
Take break first at the farm,
warm milk from Mum,
watch this baby suckle at her.

Letters of the alphabet
help me treasure this moments,
help me say what I mean
I'll take care to mean what I say,
I'll take care not to lose her again.

Time wait for my alphabet,
I have written an incredible rhyme,
it said I was in love,
It said I lost my mirth,
It says am all grown now...

Letters of the alphabet took away my breath,
took away this ego here with me,
caught a mouse with my claws,
caught a contagious disease,
lost a little tear with no ease.

Letters of the alphabet,
tell them how often I sing,
tell them how often I have sinned,
warn them of this treacherous earth,
promised great earthly things,
Now I know what it means,
to know the value of those things lost...

I lost my coin yesterday,
now am walking home on bare feet,
I lost that coin for lunch,
now on my hungry bed,
I lost that coin to see Churchill,
now I forgot laughter.
Letters of my alphabet,
I lost a coin to print this too.

I choose to shine today,
grace this path with a cat walk,
make this place my china wall,
I shall defend mine with a vengeance,
I shall attempt mine with prudence.
Letters of the alphabet,
add up like logic on paper,
told a story of mine,
told how life got fine,
letters of the alphabet,

taken to conquer our world!