Sand,
Dater-less, and
Dry, drry
Dust
That's the environ
But even then, green
Albeit the sandy dirty green,
Thorny and brutal
Because of the burial surround
Yet
Fleshy and juicy
Amidst the brutal dry dust
What will!
What power!
What strength!
The will to be
Against non-existence
The power to live
Amidst death
The strength to grow
Against all odds
The strength
Amidst all weakness
The Cactus
Defies
The Social Laws.
Bantu Mwaura (1969 - 2009) Kenya
Source: The Celebration of Nature by East African Poets: A Focus on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, Jedidah Kibutu, MA Thesis, University of Nairobi, 2012
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