Wednesday, November 24, 2021

When we used to wander like strangers

When we used to go up the hills to see the falls

We offerd our spines to nature for some actions n fun

We took the slide down on the rocks with the strangers

N the strangers gave us hands when we slipped 

The streams never carried any bouble of gold

They ran down to meet the people n the sea

Someone once took me to a river called Shankha

The water was like cristal liquor over the sands like jewels 

Black bright boys  invited me to play on shore full of sun 

Still I wonder how could they gave such white wide smiles

Remember we took the boats with bamboo sheds

When I hung my head from the end my hairs started to swim

Grasses looked greener as well as the trees

We trusted everything we saw n every little breeze 

There was a bird we saw was a Harichacha the boatman said

Lonely n avoiding it was but still watching us from a distance 

We were happy for everything we had but of everything 

As the falls go sharp n then slow down n start mingling

Here the streams never carry any bouble of gold

They run down only to meet the people n the sea




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