Write It Down|Poem

Image by IsaacNka 

Write it down

Word by word

Story by story.

Of the wind

And the leaves

Of rivers

And the mountains.

Even the mistakes

And truth is hard to find.

Write it now

We are all forgetting,

We are all aging into the night.

Lest we forget the stories

Lest we forget the songs

We have already forgotten

About that.....

Write it down.
You will long for us 
When we are gone. 

Write it down for you

And your kids

And your grandchildren as well.

Tell them of the past

Of our story.

Let them mark the populace

In a bigger stone slab.

Let them count them all over again.

Let them hear our footsteps

The dancing feet on the pavement

On the ground.

Let them love us
Let them remember us

Let them be moved.

Write it down

My dear

Write it down 

Don’t hesitate.

Write it as fast as you can

When we can remember

When we can still sing

When we can still point our fingers.

And when there is meaning in our voices.

Write it down 
My dear.

You will miss us
When 
We
Are
All
Gone.

I dedicate this verse to Takaan Rei Rup, a group of young energetic elders who keep on pushing me to write, record and hear their stories. Most of the words I used in this poem were quoted from their conversation. I will remain indebted to all of them for educating me more than a world-class university can offer. 

Their videos are on IsaacNka & The Tribal Show# Youtube.