LIVE BY THE ROD,LEAVE BY THE ROAD

PART TWO

Juma....
a young handsome boy
with a smile, a replica of Richard of troy
just like a flower he bloomed
little did the family know that within his heart trouble groomed
but who is to blame?
who made his heart a dark mayhem?
i shall tell you Juma's story
but neither take it to heart or memory
he was once a boy of desirable traits
until one day he came home late
"where have you been young man? "
asked the father his face stern
"i ...i... i was playing with my friend"
and that is how it began, the beginning of the end
locked up in the basement
forced to do his assignment
he even wished against wishes
to let a ray land on his skin and let it nourish
his backside bled
frm injuries he sustained
the beating he received
everytime he tried to elope and was retrieved
his body malnourished
not physically, but his mental sanity slowly vanished
he started loving the basement for a reason
"i am just going to be locked for this season,
but not any longer than this
i need to dance with the trees
i thought they loved me
but no, they demean me
enough i say
here i can no longer stay"
and that is when Juma's life took a turn
his heart chose to love the sun
"sigh, such was expected
when a rebellious heart is detected
as Juma lay in his home made cell
his heart's smile, to a frown it fell
his thoughts not an ounce of peace
his soul torn into many a piece

.....to be continued...