Tell me Baba
Tell me about the Nakba
I see the Women Wailing and in Angst
Bitterness and Sorrow Unending
Tell me about the Nakba

Who did What and Why
Tell me about the Nakba
The ground remains thirsty
Thirsty for blood of our youth
How much more do we have to endure
Tell me about the Nakba

I see Keys, everyone is holding a Key
Tell me about Nakba
Baba, where are all the doors, the homes
Show me Deir Yassin, Show me my Village
Why is everyone quiet , say something
Tell me about the Nakba

Henry gazed deep into Lizzie's eyes
As he held her hands
She waited expectedly
"You're my forever girl"
"You promise?" She asked sincerely
"Please don't make me lie twice" he quietly whispered in his heart

"Of course" he replied in a reassuring tone.

The little girl looked at her mom
She wrapped her little arms around her
She seemed unwell constantly
Always going to hospital
Her mom tried to stay calm but tears rolled freely

The little girl's dad was in a foreign country
He's been gone for many a year now
He always rang and checked on them
But the girl's mom was her world
Now she was stricken

Her Dad was in a dilemma
Whether to come back and look after his family
Or stay and make money they desperately needed
Money they needed for his wife's treatment

The little girl always said a sincere prayer
A simple request to God
That her mom be well again
Her parents joined her quietly
With solemn hearts
They also hoped for a miracle
Just for little girl's sake
May she enjoy her mom's company a little longer
May be a lot longer
Because at moment, it felt like the walls are closing in

Am far too gone
Irretrievably gone
I know it's been a week
Since you asked to leave
Now, you want to come back
That's lot of water under the bridge now

You ask
"Am I that easy to forget"
I wish I could say that
Moving on quickly was my only option
My sanity you see
I needed to clear my head quick
Else I will lose me

Anyways .... how're you
It's been a week 😪

The year is 1993
I heard Eric Donaldson " traffic jam"
I was hooked

1996 .. My first collection
King Lion Sounds
Bob Marley anniversary
I was Sold

Then I discovered
Buju Banton, Alton Allis
Lila Ike, Sister Nancy
Everything

Gimme Ska , Mento ,
Reggea ,! Ragga
How what a feeling!
Religious experience!

Wigs
I hate them,
Oh boy! I loathe 'em

Don't start me on lifts
What lie
A cheap lie

You see, she got herself brand new twins
The ol' ones had deflated
These ones are real *******
What an illusion

Forget the hardware
I care about the software
Who you are on the  inside
That's who I wanna see

🐈 Cats
Oh boy you got love 'em
Them majestic beasts
They don't have owners
They have servants

Loyalty, that's dog's ****
It's over rated
Them cats know better
They're their own masters

They scratch you 'til you love 'em
How can you not love the purring
Rub them right you might see tail wiggle
But don't get too excite  
Breaking hearts is what they do

Last night I used my tool
I left you in a pool
You flooded like the nile
Coz I hit it in style
You moaned and some more
I kept hitting the core
Leaving you reeling
Reeling in unforgettable feeling
Ecstasy and fantasy rolled into 1
You kept at it,but you lost
Because from pillar to post
You fought... you lost !

Oh ye !
What have you done today
Did you till , or sleep all day
Now you seek bread
Laughable

Aye ! I want bread
I hunger
Last night I did not shut my eye
My tummy grumbled without end.
I need bread

Sorry, I got nuthin' to offer
I told you 'ere
You got to earn your bread
Look at you now
What a sad sight

Me
Troubled
The unread book
A man of many faces
Quiet.Loud
Extrovert.Shutted
Sinful.
Spiritual.
Overall a soul seeking self
A man on a journey
A man with troubled past
A man with expectations
A man who wants control
To control his own mind
His demons to bind
A man who seeks internal peace
To settle the troubled spirit
Find a way to do what's good
Good by himself and those he loves
He goes to bed tonight with hopes
That tomorrow brings better tidings
Soon he'll be smiling
Looking back how the day was
Wondering why he ever had a fuss.

She's a gem
A real sparkler
She has me falling in love
Falling Hard
They say only fools rush in
I confess, I Am fool in love
And am rushing in
Guess what, am gonna keep her
Treat her right
And maybe she'll give me a baby
Or two
Yeah ! Com'on baby girl
Let's do this 😉

Did I mention I hate democracy
I do.
I have bled in the elections
Hemorrhaging uncontrollably
Lost left, lost right
Oh these wild dogs
They came in packs

I won't acknowledge the winner
The game was skewed in their favor
I appealed, to court I turned
They swatted me away
My case had no merit, they stated
I remain here pained

My supporters wail about the injustice
This is one too many
When will morning come
The night is long
And am a poor loser , A sore loser

With dark eyes, you stare at me
They pierce the soul
I can tell, you are raging inside
Because other day I did you *****
Your trust I betrayed
Now you can't find words
You avoid conversation
This kills me, in ways unimaginable
Say something
Don't just sit there,say something
Come let's fight, I beg

****** the mind
The body will follow
Convince
Don't confuse
And In your love they shall wallow

Democracy, you scoundrel
You led me a stray
You told me vote
What a powerful statement
Minority have their say
The majority have their way
Lie
He who casts the vote matters not
He counts the votes matters a lot
Despair , anger , loathing
Stolen, my voice has been silenced
What now !
I pain

Got a minute
Come sit with me awhile
Oh comely girl
Grace me with your company
Don't leave just yet
From your fountain
Let me wet my whistle

The Palestinian boy looks over yonder in pain and simmering anger
Over the hills a soldier watches his every move
While protecting a land grabber, a "returning owner"
Where does his deliverance come from
PLO ? UN ? HAMAS ? ARAB NATIONS
They can care less
What happened to freedom he ponders
He lost his childhood friend to a ******'s bullet
Like Abel's blood was spilled by his kin
Ishmael's progeny have stained the ground with their blood
Wailing goes on unceasing
The value of a Life has never been so little
Dispensable, easily done away with
But Jannah awaits and Unto his hands, my spirit I commit
The boy mutters silently as he makes his way to another funeral.

She touched me with a Lover's stroke
I gasped for air, my heart raced
Electricity down my spine
She looked deep into my eyes
As she dropped her last clothes
Waves of longing hit me
It was swim or sink

Everything ached and pained
She labored on mundane tasks
The sickness took her to dark space
Friends and family gave support
But she had to do this by herself

Why me she wondered
It all seemed to be one bad dream
Life begins at 40 they said
Her world was crumbling around her
More questions fewer answers

She craved answers
She wanted to be whole
Nothing seemed to work right
She crawled into her bed and prayed
She needed to be there for her girl
Her daughter meant the world to her
She will beat this

Do it for the Foes and Hoes
They're watching
Hopin' you slip
Give'em a slip
Leave them running their lip
Oh keep them on their toes
Foes and Hoes

The boy watched them lower his mum' s wooden box
He was just 11 at the time
Family crowded around him
He did not take any notice of them
He was numb

Everything else around his lost meaning
The world was without colour
He tried to make sense of it all
No success

Back home ,  he went to his room
Curtains drawn, massive headphones
He listened to stories online
Stories on Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus
Right then he became a convert
A Stoic.

Now he understands,
Mum did not die, she Returned !
Do he promised himself never to be attached again !
That's when he received Salvation
He was free

Undisturbed emotionally
Dispassionate
Equanimity
Sober, clear minded
Acknowledge emotion
Stay clear of passions
Be Stoic.

Perfect , just a perfect evening
Lovely company, quiet music
Sumptuous meal
Captivating conversation
Everything else seems a world away
He was a man of her dreams
Right everything!

Then it was time to leave
She just needed to go to bathroom
A quick dash before they head off
Only to come back and find him gone
With a note left behind saying sorry
It was all a mistake
He was married and needed to go
She sat down for a minute
It was all a blur !
A nightmare.

She doesn't want to go home
She's happy to face the dawn
Walk of Shame and the whole shindig
She wants to stay with me tonight
She's a big girl now.
She wanna chill with the big boy.

She lay awake beside him
Thoughts swirling her mind
The guilt, was consuming her very soul
She had slipped to deepest depths of shame
How does one recover from this

He slept soundly beside her
A hint of great satisfaction etched of his face
He had dreamed of this night a long time
He had preyed on her weakness
Without mercy exploited her generosity
Using charm, he exposed her vulnerability

Now what next,
She had bared her body and soul
Given everything
Now, she lay there without a thing in return
She could not keep him for herself
He isn't hers now, never was
Moments with Married man,
Are just a fool's gold.

Don't look for too long
It will make your heart long
And that would be wrong
Because to one do I belong

You can't keep me for yourself
I am a journeyman  
Am different things to different people
A breeze to some, a tornado to another
Don't try to contain me.
Am No one's.

Everyone got a voice and a choice
It all sounds so nice
Lies, Lies. All Lies
You've got neither
But you know no better
Wallowing in your ignorance
As they say, ignorance is bliss

Time to face up, Man/Woman up
These are terms and conditions
You've got no wriggle
Just sign the bottom of the page
And admit that they control you
After all the own you
You've got no voice or choice.

Even she be a strong-willed woman
But from time to time
Her heart longs for a man
To be with and cherish, because
Life is too far to walk alone

Every now and then
At night she tosses and turns
She seem not to get any to sleep
Unending loneliness is Her biggest fear
Life is too far to walk alone

Memories of a time gone by
When she had someone she called her own
Haunt Her soul without letting
The what ifs and maybes echo in her mind
These dark clouds do not seem to lift
Yet she's got to journey on even though
Life is too far to walk alone

Yesterday I went to our old pub
The one we used to sit by the window
I had my usual
Saw the same old faces
They played the the same music
Everything was familiar
But one thing was missing...You
You were not next to me
That's when I realised
Am slightly hung over you.

Yesterday, Liz took her dog to the park
That's when saw her old password
She ruefully smiled
How time flies
She thought she'll have residual feelings
Not anymore,
He was just another face
She glanced over and kept on walking
He was now just a footnote in her life
An appendix and nothing more



...

I miss her , Oh God I do
Oh I miss her to the bone
She is my blood
My untold joy
Almighty keep her
Keep her 'til I see her

I've been away, many a mile
And it has been for a while
Since I saw her smile
Heavens know the bile
The misery heaped in pile
Hopefully this will end in a short while
Then I will see her smile
My daughter's smile

My irresistible allure pulls you in,
Like a moth to flame,
You have a snowball chance in hell to resist,
I disarmed you from the first hello,
Weakened in the knees,
You can't walk away from me if you wanted.

Despite knowing there'll  be a hell to pay,
I play a Russian roulette with your emotions,
Every red flag you see, I tell you it's a carnival season,
With charming words and honey laced lips,
I leave you in peril and confusion,
Why must it be this way,
You can't tell me go , you can't tell me stay.

While to many, life is a gift
Others yearn for the liberation of death
Many wish for life partner
Loads are trapped in loveless unions
While a 7 course meal seems appropriate to some
In a street Corner man eats out of a trash bin
Life is a mystery

Like a fish in a bowl, many are confined by their religion
Yet others choose to swim in the open sea of spirituality
A man celebrates his academic achievements
Life teachings guide the next man, streetwise
Some pay a fortune to listen to an opera singer
A young girl sits at a Park listening to the birds chirping
Life is a mystery.

Storms of emotional turmoil rocked her heart
She liked him from the outset,
When she started to know him
It seemed like blissful adventure at first
That trip that promised a lot
Suddenly it became a rollercoaster
Twists and turns, ups and downs
She seemed lost in all of it
Amazingly , he seemed calm
He was calm
How  could he manage this
He was driving this ship like a maniac
Taking random turns
Which was driving her mad 😠 😡
She asked to see the map,
Where are they headed , she queried
Where the wind takes us, he answered casually
She started to wrestle with her emotions
She was willing to abandon this trip
She needed her life back
Its no time for silly adventures
The time and place for that had gone
What she wanted is a plan and structure
Stability and Control
This ..whatever this is
Offered none , she felt
He looked at her with understanding
He was cut from a different cloth
He came from a different universe
He chose to look at life differently
Circumstances don't make him
They revealed who he is
He welcomed her to stay the course
But did not it insist
May be the great connection , wasn't a connection after all
It was just but a passing infatuation
A spark that threatened to start a inferno
But soon extinguished without a whiff of smoke
What a shame, all is left  is sense of wonder
Unfulfilled desire, unrealised wish
But then, Such is life.

It goes on and on, no end seems in sight.
It is peaceful. It's lonely.
There will be no river to cross.
Oh yes, no bridges to burn.Lovely.
No one has gone fore. Uncharted.
Time to leave a trail.
Let them who follow hail your bravery.
The road winds, lot of twists and turns.
There will be no one to offer a sip of water.
There will be no place to lay your head.
You will have to enjoy your own company.
Thoughts will fill your mind.
Whatever you do, don't lose your mind.
Keep going, soon you will find your destiny.
Yes, you don't seem to know where it is.
All you know is, what you need to find.
Enjoy the scenery along the way.
Listen to birds sing, stop watch the sunset.
A distract from the perils of your travels. Finally when get to see what your heart searcheth
Behold your journey will end
Everything will make sense
Trod on, may your heart not fail

Formidable
Yet unassuming
Impressive
Though Stealthy
Leaves you in awe
Yet makes no claim
His reputation precedes him
Still he blows you away
His presence lingers on long after his gone
His quiet words echo without end
Friends and foes acknowledge
Few ever attain this level of Badassery.

She went " deeper"
I responded "tighter"
Long pause
Then Nuthin'.

Am too forward you say
I don't know how to act
I say the wrong things
There was a time I was fidgety
Awkward and restless about self expression
Then I was not
I bear them openly and proudly
I say what I want to do to you
Without shame or hesitation
I ask if I can help you out of your clothes

You're a rascal, you scream
Uncultured swine, you call me
I smile, nothing bothers me
I trod on, stumbling and staggering
You've made me drunk in love
Now I dunno how to act
For you I have these ***** feelings
I promise they're honest feelings
Just Unwashed.

He's can smell it, it is familiar
He has been here before
He loved and lost
He lusted and was left flustered

What must a man do
When feelings come upon him
Like waves crashing in
When his heart is rocked with confusion

Went through a rollercoaster of emotions
From being infatuated
To utter disgust and contempt
That's what your heart does to you
What an unkind master
Leaves you Fed up , tired
And Everything in between

Give 'em a show before you go
Don't always be bore
No, you don't have tomorrow
Today is your chance
Take a stance
Let's see how well you can dance

Winds of time drive everything
No one is allowed a break
Shoulders to the wheel
Soon the curtains are drawn
Some see their end, many don't
But the exact moment, nobody knows

What you have is now, today
Make that call and ask her out
Play your favourite music
I hate to remind you about death
But it is on your to do list
It is on your schedule

Do you want someone who rings your Devil's doorbell
Or one who leaves your heart yearning
One who makes wetter than the rain in a tropical forest
Or one who amazes you with deep conversations
One whose touch send electricity down your spine
Or one who remembers your birthday
You don't need to choose
I got you 😉

Hey , can you spare a moment
Am trying to find my way home
Am lost
My heart aches
My soul is empty
I need to be among my own

I drifted away
I went away to search for better life
Like the prodigal son
I was curious of what was out there
Now it is just chasing the wind
I sit here full of emptiness

Am a sailor lost in the high seas
With a broken compass
Hit with emotional storm
I pray for favourable winds
Am ready to sail home
Be with them
Those who bring meaning and warmth
Am going home
Am heart longs .

Last evening in the bright lights
Danced well into the night
The vibe was right
No fuss no fight

Came home and had that slow grind
Anita Baker playing
Our bodies swaying to the rhythm
Quenching each other
Nothing else existed in our world
In the end ... there was no end
No one wanted an end

It is Saturday morning
The sun rays hit my eyes
Rolling over, there you're
You smile and snuggle up next me
I start having Ideas
You egg me on
I oblige

Yes,I've done it all
The rise and fall
I've chanced at life
Won some, lost some
Made my mistakes
Celebrated my triumphs
Ridden the waves
Fallen into pits
Lost friends , made more
Now I sit here and look back
Was it a comedy or tragedy
Whatever it might be
Whenever the my story is  written
I insist to hold the pen
Because, only I can tell it best.

Girl am taken by your beauty
Engulfed by your perfume
Girl my soul is filled with desire
Leaving me with longing
A craving only you can satisfy
Let me drink from your sweet waters
Quench this thirst oh girl
Am ready, Turn me loose

So you don't want to pick her calls
She needs to learn a lesson
So you take time to teach
She will never take you for granted again
You want to ensure
After all, attention is a woman's oxygen
They crave for it, beg for it
Deny her attention and she's in turmoil
It like leaving a child in the dark alone
It's frightening, uncomfortable

But if learns to use her other senses
The darkness dissappear
You will be in trouble man
Once she gets used to the solitude
It's addictive
She has no use for you
So be careful what you wish for
There will be a lesson served
But it could as well be for you
So stop self importance
***** please.

May be I should get me a 9-5
Many say it is a piece of cake
May be I should get me a slice
Many friends I meet are fake
May be I should be more wise

What now
I trod on a slippery slop
With axe hanging above me ready to chop
I know not where this road leads
Everything is clear as muddy water
As wild dogs chase
Friends are scarce
What now

Can I get a beer, you bet
Oh yes I can vote
By all means I can go for a draft
It's has eons since I left school
All documents show am an adult
They will admit me in at local strippers

But, I have only attained age of reason
Now I understand seasons
That there are friendship levels
Now I appreciate solitude
I can say no without the need to explain
Oh I love my new age

Purity of intent drives me now
Not the fear of punishment
Or a dangling carrot
I see with so much clarity
Life is much simpler
Age of reason
You beaut,
Why did it take me so long to be here

Talk is cheap
Everyone can afford to say something
Few people mean what they say
Even less are willing stand by their words
One philosopher advised
Say less than necessary
Leave people guessing
Know the facts before commenting
Choose response over reaction
After all we given one mouth and two ears
Talk less and listen more
Because what you utter, you already know
Listen and you might learn something new

My empress
Heaven knows am deeply impressed
I can't wait
Tonight against you I want to press

Let's lose the crowds
Let me take you to the clouds
Its OK if you wanna be loud
Because tonight its you I wanna pound
Today your deepest secrets will be found