It happened too fast
No time for even a bitter farewell
Just alot to ponder
Over the coming dark spell.
Mama, what offense did I commit
That you took a path with no retreat?
Leaving me an orphan in a den of sycophants
Who care a little about my existence.
Like my little sister Uhuru-park*
My hope of survival lay on you
My hug of life was too,
Now, whom do I turn to?
You left no clue of your new address
How do I reach you
When they come for what is left of me
After they're done with what is left of you?
Can't you see through their hypocrisy
As they heap your demise with satirical praise
After they called you names
For protecting my brother Karura* Forest.
My future looks bleak
Unless another you........oh! dear heavens
They say none can be like one's mother......
I'll just hope God gives me another.
*Mau Forest is the largest water catchment in Kenya and whose reclamation has been crippled bu local politics.
*Uhuru park and Karura Forest are two ecosystems whose protection from land grabbers were the signature of Maathai's environmental campaign in kenya.
