Ndiredi

“I am ready

For the monsters of anarchy

And the masters of liberation

To choke out the life within me,

Grab my frail sanity

And hold steady

On their promise

Of deliverance.

…

I am ready

For the political preachers of economic salvation

The robe-shaming individuals of truth-deprivation,

Those spit-on-you, spit-on-me, “I built this nation”

Shit-talkers.
I say I am ready

For the shameless “I-am-eternal”

Velvet conscience, red carpet crawlers,

Those – living to die for betterment wishes,

Dying to live in sky high shacks,

Drowning in a puddle of instant riches.

I am ready.

…”

- © Ndiredi (2007) – an extract

Written whilst I was going through the politically-fuelled, social-consciousness part of my experimental phase. That part of me still makes an appearance every now and again though.

Namaste.