Smelted Stars



I ride the wavelengths of my thoughts in solitude like an affair with silence,
the heart amplifies resistance,
while the brain levels the playing field with visions of the coming violence. 

Since the first steps of the white man,
Africa hasn't known peace,
conflicts start as soon as the last ones ceased,
and these leaders stay in power so long as the slave masters are appeased. 

I used to have so many who shared my notions of sovereignty,
now only a few of my peers have the courage not to bend over and lose their dignity on a starless night, molested by power, fear and passive aggression hinders their sight.  

But I have learned some truths since my years of by any means necessary,
I play the fool because TV taught me deception is a tool,
patience births greatness, even if grey haired,
I will emerge from this cocoon with a flight of purpose. 

Destiny flirts with me,
I asked her kindly to touch me with focus,
I pray Allah keeps me humble and peaceful,
he knows my anger every time they place obstacles for me to stumble.

Next time we meet,
pay attention to how we greet each other,
the distance in my hand shake will tell you how I regard you brother,
some say it’s the symptoms of our condition,
I say it’s the respect for all life that allows us to share the same space,
even when the knowledge of your betrayal speeds my heart's pace, 

Everything I do has to be nice and early,
I know the certainty of my last breath,
thankful for my woman, she’s been the only one who can cope with my stress,
the only one who understands yesterday is buried in a shallow grave,
in return I have treated her like the queen that she is,
even when society told her to a man she always be a slave.

Be careful of those you give your trust,
be wise to see the fake in those who swear they care,
keep your distance from those who talk ill of others,
because loyalty blows away with the air,
this life has no sequel and I am no angel,
I strive to keep a balance,
praying that the heavens find it fair. 

Hamza Egal © copyright 2017 all rights reserved.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Somalia: The failings of negotiation protocols and the development of corruption

The last few months have been insightful, I have had the opportunity to meet and converse with a number of government officials including some who are my peers from Somalia. Some came with optimism, some looked weary and drained, and some just looked bewildered. Nevertheless the resounding consensus was that the political system was stagnant and fraught with uncertainty. This was to be expected as the last two decades and a half of political turmoil set the present stage. I took it upon myself to understand why the system was not functioning as envisioned, or was it fulfilling its purpose of intentional design. I also knew that this course of action was going to ruffle few feathers, nevertheless I did not intend on holding back my line of questioning. Either way I believe that this form of inquest is healthy and necessary for the further development of our Neanderthal type of governance, no disrespect intend to the older Homo sapiens. As always I started with questions conc...
Read more

SOMALIA: The Need for Private Sector & Agricultural Engagement.

Much has been said of the horn of Africa and it is appropriate to say that the commentary has always carried a deleterious narrative. Somalia has been a nation at war with itself for various reasons; nevertheless its indigenous people have shown resilience that is extremely hard to replicate. This spirit is not only evident in the Somali ability to live within a land void of governance or any genuine political structures outside of the tribal setting, but more so in the private sector that has flourished in over 20 years of civil strife. In fact with all the money the international aid agencies have or have not put into humanitarian efforts in Somalia, it barely compares with the remittance industry of the country. An estimated $1bn-2bn is sent to Somalia from the huge diaspora communities the world over annually. The second largest driving force of the Somali economy is that of the telecommunication industry. The country has one of the cheapest tariffs on the continent giving peo...
Read more

Self Inflicted Wounds

I will tell you this and this is of my own opinion. Whether to have you in agreement or in opposition is really not my required objective. Nor have you to my thoughts offering submission, such is the nature of the day that man bends his will in obedience to any, even more to his antagonist. A blade to yourself must surely be a matter of concern, if not to you then to the one closest in kinship you turn. If you had a choice to watch yourself in the flames of Africa’s hatred burn, would wisdom of its pain be not a sure lesson to learn? From the mistakes of the past has knowledge not been derived?  Do the blisters and charred flesh offer no wisdom in return? When did self-loathing become fashionable, selling your heritage, religion and worth in exchanged for your initiation as a creditable slave? In small gatherings of peer exchange, we used to compile guilt of such sale to our seniors. How feeble and pompous the notions of the newly beginners,as we no longer enslave only ou...
Read more