Don’t fear the captor
You are the captain
Rise up and take the cap
Go straight to the camp
And talk to the clique
We’ve to start something
We can no longer be slaves
Let the tyrant see
That we are now set
To start the endless siege
We cannot be daunted
The weapons are done
The battle is due
We’re not afraid of death
For we’re ready now
We’ve known our rights
We’ve decided to fight
And fight we will fight
Until victory is in sight
Until we see the light
© Churchill Okonkwo 2008
We are not slaves
A shrill voice of a child cried out
A desperate cry
That pierces through the uneasy quietness
With anger and distress
It bears the furious expression of a wounded animal
We are not slaves
Yet we slept in parks with the pigeons
Denied access to training and healthcare
Armed with weapons instead of books
We’ve consistently logged appeal
Asked for privileges and not rights
We’ve simply sat and waited for the day
That never dawned
We are not slaves
We’ve to convince them of this
We’ve to hit the truth
Right between their eyes
We have to let everybody hear
See and feel
That we are not slaves
Crystal clear
Was the color of your eyes
The first time I saw you
Looking through your eyes
I searched for your souls
Looking for answers to questions I do not know
I continued to probe your soul
The harder I pushed for answers
The clearer the questions become
Questions that released adrenaline
But pulsed the beat of my heart
Questions I saw written all over your face
One by one
I analyzed
I differentiated
Integrated
Before I arrived at the right formula
Now
I don’t have to look at your eyes
To see the road to haven
I don’t have to touch your hands
To feel the grace of an angel
I don’t have to be with you
To experience what it is like to be in love
I don’t have to hear your voice
To understand the rhythm of the waves
I don’t have to do anything
To know that somewhere
Out there
There is someone that cares
When something is right
It is just right
You couldn’t make it so
This is right
I am your forever
