Do You Still Remember Poem by Ernest Makuakua

Do you still remember the time we met you said that we were to conquer the world together so we had to gather the information together remember the weather? Cold as it was barefoot we didn't even have jerseys on to keep us warm but we thought we were better off without them
Do you remember we asked this question over and over again what about those who don't have at all those who sleep in the streets those who don't have food those without a shelter those who are stinky as we thought in our dirty minds
Those who don't matter to a lot
Those who are rich in knowledge but cannot go to school those whom we pass daily and when they ask for 50 cents wed just look and hide our bags because we are afraid what if they take my I-phone
Do you. Do you still remember?
Remember
Do you still remember when you said I AM PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN?
Do you still remember it wasn't long ago where you took a stone and threw at your own brother from Mozambique sister from Kenya and your child from Zimbabwe never thought you'd forget about promises we made when we were young for such dreams never disappear in mind even though we get old they come back Stop xenophobia and be one as Africa we differ in language yet not colour.

Remember in the morning you walk with four feet and at noon two feet at evening 3 feet as night approaches it leaves you sleeping if you don't walk in four feet again

Look choices we made creates a nightmare or sweet dreams as we sleep for we were the players in the play and we change the script lines as time goes in the play but we are no authors no matter how much we would like to be you can only be an author of your book not your life so make sure your character is to be remembered. Do you remember?

Do you still remember my friend was traumatized and you never seemed to get to understand the pain it caused? Well I remember well for we used to say he is boring he is this and that yet I do still remember he was my brother from another mother and motivation I gave when I had a chance to do so do you still remember?

Do you remember my name, my face, my work what do you remember?
Do you still remember you are alive?
Live a life that you and some will remember
Remember.