Ngetich Kiptoo Biography

The medicine woman,
She told me to lift my left thumb
Then she laughed
Looked me over
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I took a walk around the country
I saw many things;
kids full of songs, life, energy
youths drained of energy
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The lump in my throat
Has refused to go away.
It wakes me up in the morning
Reminds me am still alive.
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I have no words, only fears
Lots of them
Pressed in, overflowing
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When I die, she told me
I would like to lie surrounded
By pious and loved souls
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