TEARS OF A CRYING NATION: Kenya's Lamentation and the Pursuit for Renewal

Tears of a Crying Nation: Kenya's Lamentation and the Pursuit for Renewal
By Justus Atuti
In the valley where acacia roots entwine with bones of memory,
A silent song wanders through morning mists,
Salt of sorrow, etched upon the weathered faces
Of mothers and sons; inheritance of rain that never fell.
These are the tears the land cannot drink:
Evictions whispered in broken schools,
Promises withered like maize in scorched fields,
Youth kneeling beside the grave of tomorrow,
Hands outstretched to ho...