Friday, November 06, 2009

Emerging Voices - On the Topic of Wings

I WISH I HAD WINGS by Pauline Adhiambo of Kisumu, Kenya

My soul is tightened with sorrows. I want to be safe.
The more I stay in this world the more my life becomes terrible.
I feel like going beyond the sun and staying forever.
But no one could take me there, where I can breathe.
I wish I had wings with me I could have fled away from the Earth.

My dreams had turned negative, all I had done had vanished
I had never thought of living in such situations.
Ooh my friends had gone against me, they never thought of helping me.
My enemies laugh at me, they enjoy life and forget about me
I wish I had wings with me, I could have fled away from the Earth.

People keeps on giving me empty promises, they say I will and never
They force me to do negative things and run away from me
Am always in problems because of my close friends
Peace and love is all I need, But all I get are opposite
I wish I had wings with me, I could have fled away from the Earth.

Day and night I come across temptations, but I had never gave up
Am longing to stay a lone where no one will see me
I had tried to forget my friends, but due to my love for them I can’t
The only thing I can think of, are the good times we had together
The solution is to safe away from this world
I wish I had wings with me, I could have fled away from the Earth.
Up!!Up I go high high, to the sky.

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