By Warumu
I used to see it in the news
Now I’m the news
I used to hear it from across the border
Now it’s around the corner
Dare not think, for it is fatal
Dare not question, for it is unpatriotic
Dare not opining, for it is puppetry
Dare not differ, for it is treason
Me be dumb, that I can’t
Come hurt me, for think I shall
Me be fool, that I can’t
Come suppress me, for question I shall
Me be quiet, that I can’t
Come torture me, for opining I shall
Me say sir yes sir, that I can’t
Come kill me, for you’re a filthy murderer!
@Warumu,
5thAugust 2019
Dar es Salaam