AT THE END OF THE DAY PEACE!
Fellow Kenyans,
I stand before you, at this podium,
No orchestra! Just me, Let's talk!
Am heavy with words, you might mistake me,
For a sunken ship loaded beyond fit,
I am always watching,
When you are buried deep in your beddings,
Not in the mood to wake up,
With your pillow drenched with tears! Tears from last night! doomsday as you called it,
I can sniff that fear of coming back home,
With empty bags again !,
After all, you put in!, Emptied to your last penny,
Still, you drag yourself out of that bed,
You pray, and have the best hopes for the day,
So are you in denial? Or are you strong?,
I will leave that question for today,
Off to the kitchen! Empty drawers!
Ooh did you forget something?!
You cannot afford milk and bread,
Yet you work so hard!
What now?
Shall you host a pity party and invite mama Oloo,
Oh and don't forget your other neighbor, Mr.koech!
No! I suggest you trudge!, So grab your coat and boots,
And go for that coin, On your way to Juakali,
Good riddance you get a lift, Off the busy superhighway,
Mr. Njau has to fuel his van, He is lucky it made it this far!,
Hands diving in his pocket for the wallet, quite torn but it is holding up,
You see his distressed face,
But the attendant was just doing his job,
When he reached out and grabbed
The last of the old man's money !,
Safiri salama boss!!!! Karibu tena!
How many hours has it been
Since you opened your shop?
Five! Five hours and all they do
Is ask for credit!
If not " I cannot pay today I have no money to even pay my children's school fees!"
It's the " I was kicked out of my house last night, I am broke! I cannot clear the arrears"
Sell that maize floor at the hiked price
Kenyans will buy it!
When pushed to the edge, the submission will emerge
Wink, wink it always works!
I see you, for I am all of us!
Now that we HAVE to vote,
Let's do it responsibly
We already have a lot going on!
Let's do it wisely
We don't need to pay further for our mistakes! Let's choose not to!,
We can do it!,
Actually, let's do it!,
Enough is enough.
BY MARY NYOKABI
Tags: Peaceful Electins 2022 Elections
