Boats Of Death Poem by Fate McFate

Sail slow on these rough waters,
They say life's better on the other side
It's war that drove me away,
Am a patriot, but the heat's too much to bear.

I wondered where to aim the bullet
I had no enemy at home
we were all the same- Fighting for them.

I never saw them on the battlefields
they rode on armored yachts.
Though they termed us as comrades,
I choose to ride on a leaking broken wooden yacht.

Sail slow on these rough waters,
take us safely to the paradise across the shore
sail slow, we've got kids on board,
sail slow, we've housed our elderlies
sail slow, I am running from death.

(c) Njuguna PM.
19th Jan 2017