But Why?

 

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But Why?

You embraced my being at first,

Promised to shelter and cloth,

And like an innocent child, I fell entrapped

Never believing you would change,

Now my question remains, BUT WHY?

 

Take a detour, you said,

From the bondage holding your dreams,

To the realization of full potential,

And the passion you must seek,

Now my question remains, BUT WHY?

 

A few days have passed and nights havegone,

Still, I hold steadfast, to your lost affection,

Like a deer I pant, for water scarce,

Like a widow, I mourn the slow death

Now my question remains, BUT WHY?

 

Helpless you left me, in a world of peril,

Trust you, you said but

Now,

Now my question remains, BUT WHY?

Ian Makau is a Second Year Law Student at the University of Nairobi. He is a concert pianist and a dedicated scholar of the art of penmanship. He can be contacted via his email makauian67@gmail.com