At a Time
At a Time At a time, I wish I was a toddler Strapped to my mother's back With my mouth sulking my fingers My mother's "Oja" firm around me My buttocks held together by napkins With nothing on my mind than to suck my mother's milk At a time, I wish I was still very young Running around the village square With friends who know nothing like myself Our sandaless feet plying the village mud Our mindless mind filled with nothing but endless joy We don't know if danger looms around . At a time, I wish
