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I will make it come rain come sunshine

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Dear pen, take me to this lands planted in my brain by the images I have seen on TV and in magazines. Elevate me and let me feel the breeze that a prisoner feels when he walks out of the walls of prison as a freeman. Bring me that joy that seduces the pain of labour by hearing the beautiful cry of a new born baby. Because I find the world as bitter as bile; I can’t do without it yet again, I cannot explain why it is such a poisonous gift. Sir Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life but what we give.” I have tried my best to live in this lines but the dark side of life or rather people greedily swallows my kindness. Because every time I stretch my hand out to help, I get a terrible bee sting; sometimes I have to admit that the very people you help are the same ones who want to see you fail. It is a terrible thing to think about. The first time Anita stepped into my house, she frowned, “Why don’t you have a carpet?” were her sentiments. “Yo

Somebody Help Me... Please... I am running mad!!!

I hear voices in my head Am I running mad? Strange, but last night night I dreamt that I was dead Have I reached my end? Is this how it feels to be going insane? Or have I pushed myself to points of break!!! I see visions in the night Running and dancing filling me with fright I am scared to close my eyes... and to turn of the lights What do they want from me? Is this how it feels to be going insane? Or have I pushed myself to points of break!!! I hear whispers when I walk And I am drowsy when I talk I am trying to be clean... I am even avoiding pork I have a Bible on my desk A rosary on my neck Holy water by my nest Somebody Help me... Please.... PLEASE... because.... I am running mad!! © Namatsi Lukoye