Baskadia

HOW WE ONCE LIVED

We all lived

as peaceful people

in a world

where harmony and unity

existed between communities

We all had

a crime deficient territory

where negative behavior

was greatly detested and abhorred

an enemy of the law

was an enemy of all

Law and order

had a place in the society

the culture of the people

still had an echoing voice

in the ears of the people

Wherever they went,

it always rang a bell in their ears

Reminding them of home

and the people whom they represented The children of whom they were

The night was always entertaining

sitting on mats

with the cool gentle breeze of the night

and the moon and star

shining on their faces

Telling moonlight stories

This is how we once lived

conducting several ceremonies

not rashly

but following various processes

With one coming before the other

The life we once had

and the world in which we once lived

Was one in which culture was supreme

And peace, the order of the day