All tongues quiver
All mouths blabber
All hands clap
All eyes betray
When trouble shows its head
All legs run
All bodies fly
All ears open wide
All noses open
And hairs stand straight
when trouble shows its ugly head.
Why can’t hands embrace?
Why can’t eyes sympathize?
Why can’t ears listen?
Why can’t legs draw closer?
Why can’t mouths close?
Why, why, why can’t friends remain friends
Or foes become friends when trouble breeds?
Earthly rule of betrayal
Earthly rule of shedding weak leaves
Earthly rule of deepening sores for exoneration
I hope you can cure yourself.
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.
Mum Cee 