DEDAN ONYANGO Poems

If you have to be good
Be a good listener
And please don't be rude
Unless you want to be a sinner.
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The big ball sends spikes of fire on earth
Each ray wrapped with wrath,
AND stealthily he maneuvers eastwards,
Behind half-baked herbs stand.
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Across this street,
There is one thing that catches the eye.
It is not the tarmacked roads that snakes down the hills
Neither the beautiful horizons drawn by the setting sun,
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How
Many kilograms do these
Chains weigh?
Is it,2,3 or even
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The beautiful western sun
Is cruising to the west
Tinting the already blue-dark horizon
With beautiful rays,
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For how long will I cry, as I woo you to sleep?
For how long will I choke under your odour
As you dry up?
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It all began
With the lowering of the Union Jack.
The innocent land welcomed a new breed of thugs,
With their appetites like hyenas
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I know of a place in my heart
That human beings would love to touch
I know of a place in my heart
That humanity would love to hurt
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Look around keenly; tell me what you see,
A world immersed in moral decadence.
A society built on blasphemy
Man craving for worldly fame.
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How do I start thanking you!

My mind keeps on jumping
Up and down
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