Mawuli (God Exists) Poem by Seli SusuAtiase

Mawuli

Your family looked up to you
The only one who got well schooled to raise high your name and theirs
You were always a reserved one, the baby of the family
And never wanted to be a bother to anyone
Being an only son amongst the ladies, you were always sought
To do this, to do that
You had the respect as the man of the house

But alas
You went away to university and never came back alive
Till this day, we don’t know what really happened to you
We were just asked to get you suddenly
And that you didn’t make it after an emergency doctors visit.

What do we do with all the dreams we had
The plans set down
How could anyone understand and accept that
How could our hopes get so shuttered
How could your mom survive this
Who do we turn to now

It’s been a year already and we still have no answers
We just leave it all in Gods hands
For you to find peace in your new world
And for us to be given the understanding
To know the reasons why.
(to my cousin who should not have left so early)
Feb 23,08