Here I sit broken hearted
Came to shit but only farted
From the suffering deep inside
I feel my soul under fire
I feel my back awfully tired

The earth is about to quake
And there is no place for cover
The path we have chosen to take
Is a path we have been before
Scholars have written
Great things of our past
Envisioned of what might happen
In our present and future
Warned us of the blazing fires
Deep in our heart’s desire

What stresses me is what is happening
To not only me but to all mankind
I am a block away from hell
A button away from dooms day
The checkmate of a world war
I am hours away from inhaling VX
The bug spray of human beings
I am minutes away from landing 41
A move even Amadu did not deserve
I am miles away from starving to death
The vulture awaits to have me for a feast
And the rest of mankind is too ignorant to care
I am hours away from getting my hands chopped
So that they can take away my country’s pride
I am a block away from a suicide bomber
The poor soul claiming to justify his cause
I am minutes away from lighting a joint
The only medication I cannot dismiss

The reason I sit here crying
Is because my heart is suffering
Good God don’t ever desert us
We cannot accept that we are wrong
We always tend to think we have it all
I know it might not take long before it’s gone

- George Nyeki