Saki Golafale

 

 The Necessary End
 
 He who opens the door of birth
 Will one day close the door of death
 Captured between birth and death
 I have committed my life to earth
 Determined to make untold history
 That the earth would one day call its glory
 
 If life could tell me what it means
 I could tell it all my deeds
 In search of what my eyes can’t see
 For all the earthly things I grieve
 Only life can tell me what I need
 
 Life and death
 Who does the best?
 Up and down with life I go
 Life should give me all the gold
 Then I’ll cherish life the best
 And death should take me home to rest
 
 
 Life’s Load
       
 Life’s load
 Too hot
 To hold
 Too big
 To fold
 Too sweet to hold
 If managed
 Cumbersome
 If damaged
 
 Don’t leave your load
 On the road
 For it may get wet
 When the rain falls
 And get heavier
 Than you expect
 
 Possess your load
 When you’re youthful
 And be useful when you’re old

 

 Nature’s Beauty
 
 Nature’s beauty
 Since ancient days
 Has come of age
 To play its part
 
 On every stage
 Just to save
 This life we live
 
 Nature’s beauty
 Both day and night
 Is in transition
 To make things right
 The sun
 The moon
 And the stars
 The wind
 The rain
 And mobile clouds
 
 All give a chance
 For each to act
 So as to make all creatures smile
 
 Nature’s beauty
 Is in the sea
 Nature’s beauty
 Is in the sky
 Nature’s beauty
 Is on the land
 And this is where we all can stand
 
 To make amends
 And nurture friends
 
 Nature’s beauty
 Is full of life
 For the comfort
 Both day and night,
 I wish one day
 She could be my wife
 
 
 In the Name of Liberty (A Liberian Scenario)
 
 In the name of liberty
 They snapped away the chain of authority
 Piercing a dagger into the breast of peace
 And creating a state of anarchy and lawlessness
 
 As they befriended good and evil
 Both of which could not coexist
 The heavens got offended
 And all our blood stained pilots
 Who could no longer find the compass
 Plunged our society into disorder
 
 In the name of liberty
 The new order marched to town
 Over skulls of red, white, and blue
 Singing slogans that history still remembers
 They reaped the seeds that were never sowed
 And lived through a brief period of ill-gotten wealth
 Then met their deserved and just fate
 
 In the name of liberty
 They wanted again to use our ignorance
 To ascend to the throne
 With hard hearts no one could see
 Only God could direct our hands
 To cast our votes for people of integrity
 
 North, south, east, and west
 Can someone tell me where they are?
 While some have returned to the dust
 Others are behind the iron curtain
 And a few are begging on the capitol
 To protect their blood-coated wealth
 And hide their deeds already known
 
 In the name of liberty
 They have offended both God and humanity
 But we leave them with posterity
 As we all welcome unity
 Till the day will come prosperity

 

Copyright © 2008 Saki Golafale