Thomas came closer.
“Take this,” he said to me.
“It makes you see what you want to see
Be what you want to be
I’m not asking you to say words like YES or NO
I’m inviting you to a beautiful place to go.”
I was a poor man with no destination
Searching hopelessly for salvation
I smoked the cigarette
And dreams came alive that night
I was hypnotized by a strange delight
I wasn’t aware of the mess I put myself in
After that night things just don’t seem the same
Help! There’s a hole in my brain
I am acting funny and I don’t know why
I lost myself far away in the sky
Help me! Help me!
And then one day I slept into unconsciousness
An angel with silver wings gave me a kiss
“R’Kid! Wake up!”
“R’Kid! Listen to me!”
I cannot see clearly
Is it my mother who is coming nearly?
It’s my mother, yes! My mother and my brother.
“Ten doctors couldn’t help your head,” they said
“You’d better quit son before you’re dead
Son, I understand the fascination but you
Must change your situation.”
Oh! I wish I wish I wish…
That we could simply sit all of us like a happy family
In that room again
Playing, joking and wearing daddy’s hat.
I’d give all I have if life could be like that
How many years have passed and gone
I’ve lost many times and few times I’ve won
O Lord, I’ve seen a lot of people
Who thought they were cool
But then it turned out that they were all fool
I hope for you people, Lord can hear what I say
So you’ll have your chance to quit some day.
Like I did.
Yours, R’Kid.
Muhammad Zanina *1 S 11 * Sousse Pioneer School, Tunisia * April 2011 *
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