BY MEHARI BEYENE
Daddy put me in jail……..Mama kicks me to hell
With the absence of space…… With the presence of dark spot
I know where I go
I know not where to go
Aloneness becoming my identity
Addiction turning my gut
Criminality my instrument
Emotionality my vent
With body presence…….. With mind absence
Projecting hardware………. devoid of software
I know where I go
I know not where to go
People loath me…………. God disowned me
Mom aborts me…………. dad denies me
Without bargain………… without vital science
I know where I go
I know not where to go
My anger conquered me…….. My habits overwhelmed me
I am half animal ………………. Half human
No place to stay………. No brake to control self
I know where I go
I know not where to go
They don’t commit me to the ground
Nor do they send me into sky
I am in the middle of an ocean
I know where I go
I know not where to go.
The Ethiopian Herald February 7/2021
