(extracted from Fireplace Stories: Ojijo's Performance Poems. Poem .2012. ISBN.978-9966-123-17-6)
1. do not trust them!
do
not trust them, i warn you,
when
they say you win, then know, you have lost,
when
they say come in, know they want you to leave,
when
they say welcome, they mean, where the hell are you going,
do
not trust them,
do
not dare trust them,
when
they say “you are safe with us”, they have “got you”,
when
they say “watch out”, they have already stabbed you,
when
they say “it is your turn”, they have set you up,
do
not trust them
do
not trust them,
when
they say eat with us, they have poisoned the food,
when
they say, ride with us, there will be an accident,
when
they say walk with us, you will slip and fall,
do
not trust them,
do
not trust them,
when
they say we love you, they hate you,
when
they say we hate you, they have always hated you,
when
they call you, they want to exploit you,
do
not trust them,
do
not trust them,
their
prayers are human sacrifices,
their
blessings are curses,
helping
them is digging your own grave,
lifting
them will be your ultimate downfall,
do
not trust them,
do
not trust them,
they
have glass eyes,
they
have cold hearts,
and
they have no blood,
they
will eat your flesh, human flesh,
they
will drink your blood, human blood,
do
not trust them,
do
not trust them,
do
not trust any of them,
none
of them should you trust,
all
of them are not to be trusted,
do
not trust them.
(Ojijo is an ICT lawyer, author of 29 books, performance poet, armature pianist, luo culture expert, business feasibility study and financial projections consultant, public speaker and coach: ojijo@allpublicspeakers.com, +256776100059)
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