Once again you have arrived
You knocked at the door and
Though we resist, resist with our last breath
With the last drop of our blood
You still find a way in;
You come when we least expect
Hope comes around, we try to embrace her
But you just have to drive her away
You wrap your cold arms around us
And send chills down our spines as we shiver
You bring our worst nightmare to reality
You bring shame, anger, division, pain!!
You even have the guts to change our status, give us your name, cloth us!!!
WHY?!! WHY?!!
Why do you wield such power?
How do you make things that do not concern you,
Revolve around you
You pick who you want to dance with
And like a spoilt child no one can deny you the pleasure
Once again you’ve stolen from us
You who bring the mighty down on their knees
Make them cry like babes
You hit below the belt
You pinch where it hurts most
You bring memories; what could have been, regrets
Wishes, doubt, gnashing of teeth, desperation
…
Oh yes!! YES!!! And YES!!!
Of course you sounded the warning bells
But how are we to know it would be so soon?
Could you not have tarried?
OOOh!!! "Owuo", "Gbele"
One by one you will surely visit us
You will kiss our lips and steal our breath
You’ll save us the pain of your visit
But our loved ones will be our witnesses
Surely, we’ll never forget that you’ll definitely be
Our FINAL DESTINATION!!!
