STRANDED

Stranded. no more caution

Not knowing where to go

Oblivious of what to do

The earth upside down

The world upside down

Life unyielding

Death unyielding!



Stranded no more action

suddenly the lion stands still,

pondering the next move

All energy drained from his muscles

From a night of luckless hunt

All zeal strained from the misfortune

Of being chased away by a mightier competitor

All hope lost to shifting prey

So where is his next meal?



Stranded, no more option

Suddenly the manager sweeps the floor

No more job to do

This place is new and this culture is not his

Unfamiliar face after fairness in an unfamiliar land

Why is he not shaken by the intriguing face of his unwelcoming host?

The lion suddenly shifts his appetite to grass

As the antelope here is for the local tiger!



Stranded, little alternatives

All these resources must be harnessed

Yet all the fortunes have not been realised


By Julius Sai Mutyambizi from Preaching to Priests Anthology



* Publisher: Timeless Avatar Press (12 April 2007)


* ISBN-10: 0978156730


* ISBN-13: 978-0978156732

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