Friday, June 4, 2010

WORD FROM THE CITIZEN


There was once Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda
To Malawi he is the ‘father’ and founder
Many considered his approaches capitalistic
But they were just realistic
He died at one hundred and one

Then came Dr. Bakili Muluzi
Who never expects in any election to lose
He championed multiparty democracy
Upon defeating the country’s long time autocracy
He’ll die a good orator

There’s now Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika
Who’s so proud being born in Africa
His actions are leaving many discussing
They’re really notes worth pondering
He’ll die a man of the many

Fellow Citizen (FC), I feel distraught we often painfully realize the decency or depravity of something or somebody when time has already elapsed. Sometimes we are too negatively curious at pointing out only weaknesses and failed attempts of our fellow nationals without mentioning any point when their successes rumbled. That won’t take us anywhere.