Curse of the chief
Don’t dare dive in
The chief cursed these waters
Only if you are from here, feel free
Else the water will take you
A warning to those defiant
And as a sacrifice to the water spirits you’ll be taken
Oh these south Sudanese rivers
So many a myth shrouding them
“Every day, the river claims a soul”
The indigenous occupants of the area threaten
What?
Doubts start to hover round your brain
Far for the uncertain sets in
Finally you leave, without setting a foot in the waters
Job done
The outsider is gone
Is it myth or a trick?
U got to step in a south Sudanese river to prove
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
Kudos! It had to be that way
A reminder never to faulter
Nor go back to our past mistakes
That’s our take
A token for tomorrow’s well being
For the blood shed
A bond strengthened
A foundation cemented
Selflessness prevailed
A spirit of martyrdom portrayed
That sealed
No more blood
It cost much blood
It’s too costly to lose much more
For the toil through sweat
We stood up to the heat
Took up every challenge head on
For the sheer determination and hard work
The willingness and the zeal
Brought us thus far
And we go on
Don’t hold back
Only take the well-earned rest
Overcome the test of unemployment
Then u can have a fest
And the well-earned rest
We shed tears
Cried on one another’ shoulder
Our homes had no borders
Such times have grown older
We r no longer bothered
By our words actions and ways
Nor r we bothered by what bothers our neighbors
We harbor grudges and so much pain
Pain that changes us for the worst
Let’s talk them out, better yet cry them out
N hope and pray those tears shed today
Changes tomorrow for the better
REGRETS AND EXCUSES
I missed out on a bunch
Like I got a knockout punch
I sobered, I missed out on much
Sure u did
So what about lunch
We could make up for much we lost
Sorry can’t do
It’s done, we can’t redo
Wait yo turn, next time round
But if u r in no mood
Hang on, bear with yo doing
Come on, I knew not, I had not
How could I
I could not get that hot
Not to shame my pride, I, paused
Pondered, made up, I better go not
CHILDHOOD
If they only knew how bad
How ridiculous those all now seems
They’ll laugh a good laugh
The childish times and days
Al the plays, the games, the acts
Now a laughing stock
The yonder days of being a child
So innocent and green
WHO AM I
Who am I?
I am not my appearance
Whether black or white
Blood flows thru these very veins
Who am I?
I am not a loner
Coz I lead an academic life
I am but waiting for the right one
Who am I?
I am no hypocrite
For I have not the firm answer yes or no
I am just playing neutral
Who am I?
I am not dull
I’m most capable of what u can’t imagine
This just isn’t my area of strength
Who am I?
I am not a hater
For I rarely smile your way
My back is just worse than my bite
Who am I?
I am not an opportunist
For I made it thus far against so many ill wills
I am just observant and quick to utilize
Who am I?
I’m not poor
Simply coz I buy cheap
I’m just saving n utilizing the little I have
THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN US
I hope this prose is worth all the dozing, sleeping, snoring, dreaming and even gassing in all those CHEMISTRY lessons for the past four years! If you were chopping Chemwa lessons, you really missed alot!
In she comes
“Oh Chemistry! May she teach U well!”
Metaloro! Wake up!
“Arrh arh Madam, nawe..”
Come on now, wake up, we have to complete the syllabus
Qualitative analysis and Quantitative analysis
The only thing you see is white ppt
White ppt observed everywhere
White ppt insoluble in excess
White ppt soluble in excess
Damn it, even Copper(II)Sulphate is white ppt
Komanyoko!
If you don’t write what you observe
F9’s will be served
What will you do?
Eh, Madam, we are used!
Bring our miracles!
Ssebiragala, stop admiring Tutu and concentrate on the colour changes
Awak , Awa-ka, stop opposing
These laws and colour changes
Sweetie, titrate from a stool
Deng, teach us the Moles
Eh, Namakula, state our Avogadro’s Constant
Riak, react!
Oh, he’s slow
We need a catalyst
Kentaro, stir up
Mawanda vapourate
Eh, Lawoko, you are up!?!
That’s a reaction
We only blame your MOLAR Concept!
Paula, accept
The chemical formula is “Popo PO4”
Odong-o, says that’s the chemical formula of soap
Laker, “Do you agree with Odong-o?
Wokorach, that number is for electricity not Electrolysis
Japheth, which acid bleached you to yellow?
You should be like Yata,
Black as Graphite!
Momo, you have to do Chemistry in A-level
Ingavure! Why are you laughing?
Momentum Ommutujju, that’s Physics
Not Chemistry!
So suffer Momentarily!
Yeno, you have to say “Yes” not “How?”
Who is that saying repeat?
Fats! Akankwasa! Are you the one?
Kyilabe!
Be like Henry
Who says ” Yes, I have understood teacher!”
Kentaro has that entered?
Pippette well now dear students
Malaika! Ssimbwa, don’t launch a Rocket!
Now students don’t laugh
Else you’ll swallow some BA1
Oh! BA1!
Tomijo!
Where are you?
You are happy now?
First Lets calculate the rate of Reaction
Like true science-rs
Oliba, Come!
1 mole of BA1 reacts with 1000cm3 of BA2
0.1 moles of BA1 reacts with (1 divide by 1000 times 0.1) moles of BA2
O.1 moles of BA1 reacts with………..
Comfusion!
Yusuf, write the ionic and molecular equations
Idodo, balance the equations
Dau, Young D, are they correct?
“I don’t know teacher.”
Kanyago! Open your eyes
What do you observe?
“Gas!”
Sure? You can see gas? Eh!
Nakabuye, state what was observed
“I was not there”
Mulondo, you are laughing, a-ha, You now, what was observed?
“Teacher, the brown thing-i became colourless pungent gas”
Hahaha brown ebi kyi?
“Teacher, nothing!”
Talent don’t give up!
You have the talent
Banange Ipa, aha, what is the answer?
“Um ah arh gundi….. Nani…!!!
“The answer has evapourated-ii!”
Sayuni, smile
Those are your marks
Adut just do it
Chemistry is compulsory!
You can get D1
But don’t dream about it
Yours is a 10 not a 9
Continuous harpzardious motion of atoms
Just like the way Jame dozes
Watch him go up and down, back and forth
Chasing the chemicals away
And ZZZzzz…
Naji closes the chapter
Head down, on the locker
Sleeping and dreaming
That she was;
A Doctor!
Case closed!
Lesson ends
What have you learnt? (100mks)
YOU ARE
That spark
That ignites an inferno of emotions
That flame
That burns brightest
That diamond
That sparkles before my eyes
That star
That lights up my heart like the night sky
That goal
That I’ll always aim to achieve
That rose
That arouses my deepest of desires
That missing piece
That completes my puzzled life
That friend and companion
That I never had
That inspiration that keeps me motivated
That satisfaction
That fills me up with ecstasy
That perfect fit
That makes us one
That one one person
That my heart beats after
That apple of my eye
That queen of my heart
That girl
That I’ll introduce to my momma
THE GOOD GOOD TIMES
hold on let’s take a photo
Before we make any other move
these times deserve a whole lot more
Game on, let’s give it our best shot
The good good times
Such good times
Tender loving times
That makes you
Remember me
Remember us
What we used to be
The good times
The good good times
The happiness, joy and the laughter
Can’t get better
Let’s hold on much longer
To these good times
Of moments to treasure
Stress free and relaxed
Together under the sun
The good good times
So much to be told
Alot more we lived for
Can be worth dying for
To relive those yonder memories
Can you feel it
Let it overwhelm you
A trip down memory lane to
The good good times
Hey you grab your bags
We’re heading back to;
The good good times
Grab your bottle
Hold somebody
Whisper in their ear out loudly
Let’s act up, a little bit naughty
As we remember the fun times
The good good times
Hey you, make me wanna
take a trip round that corner
What are we without a fun side?
Loosen up let’s get lost in the moment
Cameras out
Let’s live evry minute of it
The good good times
Hey ho, hover around us
We take nothing on a minus
We live on a plus
Nothing around us sucks
You will never get stuck
If you do, well at least you’ll be stuck with us
The good good times
Fun, we are never too old, fun. even thou we’re grown
Good, we made it, we make it, we’ll make it, good
The good good times
The good good times
ARE YOU SAFE?
A fellow I must say
Tempted beyond his wits
It’s no hear-say
Rather a telling of temptation so great
“Reach into your pocket….
…..That will do!
Head out….”
What cometh forth, he knoweth not!
Go look! Your eyes will be deceived!
Bargain, negotiate your doom
Accept, seal your fate
Indulge, ruin your life
So cheap, so easy
So fine, yet sickly
Living but dead
Beware, out there trawls danger
Abstain, you manage not
Inter-course, you often lust
Chance is dependent on luck
Luck runs out with time
You, listen, listen good
That is not the way
Settle down
Else you’ll be settled in your eternal rest
AIDS KILLS
A PATRIOTIC VIEW
They ask why I do what I do
I tell them it’s the love for my country
That Agape love
That’s what drives me
They ask what my country has done for me
But scorn, despise and humiliation
I say save for my honour and sense of belonging
My motherland I ought to honour
What may have come, came
So for the hate between brother and brother
We all saw it coming
So why then is mama-land at fault?
Some say her natural resources
Others claim her vast virgin lands
Whatever they may say
It’s our motives that are un-pure not mama-land’s!
My country, our nation
Can’t we co-exist in her?
We did long before…. and also in our hour of greatest need, we sure did
Now that all that is history, we’ve begun a new chapter of hate
For all, who witnessed, bore testimony to this land
“Our combined effort” So they will say
For did we not fight under our country’s name?
So why then must we enjoy the aftermath as per our tribal name?!?
Had it not been said, had we not foreseen this
Am I not South Sudanese?
Was the fighting to liberate South Sudan or a tribe?
A midst all these where do you now stand?
A South Sudanese or what Your tribe says you are
Choice for a TRIBALISM free country starts with you
STOP TRIBALISM
Thoughts of a Junubi Youth 