She was the one he used to say
constantly reminding her of his love for her
and she would know he meant the truth
believing him was all she did
Gave her all the trust she ever needed
Kept her warm and safe
from all enemies foreign and domestic
shedding all this much blood
was the price he gave
Somalia was the name that he gave her
she was the ultimate price he finally got
when the imam asked
qabiltu he did say
and there did he give her his soul
She felt so lucky that she had to pray
salaatu sunnah did she make
prasing the lord for his gift
that she forever gets to keep
But one morning did all change
when she woke up wasn't it warm anymore
she felt her side but he wasn't there
so she knew she wasn't safe anymore
and left her alone was all he did
Not to mention what he left her for
the greedy and the ghosts
all that he spent a lifetime protecting her from
but all that didn't matter anymore
She kept asking around for him
cuz she knew what he felt was real
that something must've gone wrong
that he had all to lose to just leave like that
but wondering was all she could do
As days go by she still waits
all she hears of now is the many wifes he keeps makin
States, Sweden, England or so
replacing her is all he does nowadays
citizenship is what some call it
Her name he says to have forgotten
never seems to care of that
the lovely picture he had of her
he already lost it somewhere in his mind
He knows there is none like her
but yet he urges to deny this
and she still can't forget
the lovely days they had shared
Giving up on him does she never do
believing he might come back one day
telling her how miserable he might have felt
all these days without her
But until then she keeps waiting
for him to come to rescue her
from all the dogs and lions
barking and roaring all around her
waiting for the only chance they soon might get
that she would give up just like that
so there would be none left of her
Somalia keeps waiting for her people
to come back and make peace
to fulfill all her wishes she had to suffer for so long
so she can be what she once was
the strongest amongst her neighbours
the beauty that never dies.
Abdiqani Aden
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