DEAR HEAVEN,PLEASE SPARE US MADIBA

DEAR HEAVEN,PLEASE SPARE US MADIBA

Heaven has a legion of good men

Heaven has Father Abraham

It has Moses

It has John the Baptist

Lazarus, King Solomon and his father King David

Ruth and Naomi

Bartholomew, Mary Magdalene, Peter, John and Thomas

I’m not really sure of Idi Amin Dada, Adolf Hitler, Judas Iscariot,

Bonnie & Clyde, Foday Sankoh and Al Capone

But at least I’m quite certain of Mother Teresa,

Kenneth Hagin, my grandfather and my grandmother

Heaven is so enriched with great and wonderful people

Yet, the earth keeps losing its few good men to Heaven

The earth is in dire need of peaceful men

The earth needs more people with big hearts to forgive unconditionally

The earth badly needs men who abound in humility & love

Dear Heaven, you have all the best men in your bosom

Please spare us Nelson Madiba Rolihlahla Mandela for a second

NOWHERE TO GO,NOWHERE TO HIDE

NOWHERE TO GO, NOWHERE TO HIDE

O crazy world of anarchy

With confusion and brouhaha

Left, right and center

Corruption and immorality abound

In a world which was originally meant to be a peaceful abode

Where do I find solace within this troubled world?

Where and from whom do I find peace?

Is it with the security agencies

With their firearms and armoured cars?

Who themselves extort coins & chicken change from civilians

While conniving with robbers at times to rob the same citizenry

They should be protecting?

Should I go to the Government

Who has been entrusted with the responsibility of protecting my interest

Yet, pays more attention & respect to party boys and foreign nationals?

Should I take refuge in the pub

Where chilled beer, whiskey & brandy with ice cubes abound?

Where I can hide behind the Agya Appiah & Johnny Walker bottles

And forget all my woes for a moment

Yet, wake up from my intoxication to face a hyper-confusion?

Or should I flee to the religious leaders?

Who have been called to intermediate between mankind & his Maker

Yet have chosen to intermediate between man & money

While others are also busily intermediating

In the lingerie of their gullible female followers?

I find myself in a dilemma in my own home

Where do I turn to?

Who do I run to?

There is nowhere to go

There is nowhere to hide!