Biotic/ Abiotic Emotional Cascade in a Raid

poem by: Mushobozi Baitani
Written on Jan 05, 2014

The river talks a lot, it infuriates the lake
The sun stole from the lake, and made the sky cry

Which made the sun sad, but the plants loved its mistake
Because the soil soaked in the tears, and never asked why

And all was well for a while, till they came scratching like a rake
And the soil felt the pain, just before it could dry

That’s when it realized, it was used as a drake
And so the grass grew, so the cows wouldn’t die

So they fed on the greenery, and fell asleep wide awake
Which suggested they were full, and this pleased the Masai

Which pleased the rival tribe, who want to raid and to take
So they examined their prize, while sharpening the assegai

Till the assegai shone, to prove the iron wasn't fake
And the blade was too sharp, it could easily split a fly

So they threw the  assegais, and made the maasai shake
As the grazing went kaput,The moran decided to defy

As the herd was for dowry, and a great husband he would make
And a great warrior he was, and his skills he’d apply

So he prayed the gods fill him, Like the river fills the lake
With the fury of a cyclone, the energy as it flows by

But the river talks a lot, it infuriates the lake
The sun stole from the lake, and made the sky cry

 

Tags: metaphor, hope,

 

 

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