Democratic Republic of the Congo

Muyicha Mufabule

a man able to prioritise

with logic and with care

in a war torn country

where disunion did share

a large part of  the turmoil

the intricacies of life

labyrinths of complexity

and a frenzy of real strife

years of  such embroilment

laying waste so much

a precursor for the terror

for someone to be in touch

with the heart and soul of Africa

and to realise that he

with wisdom and with order

could attempt to try to free

an awareness of the problems

To focus on the need

with spirit and with candour

to know he could succeed

to set a programme up

and get it going and be sure

to educate,   On environmental

problems which the war

and the villagers were up against

reforestation too

poaching from the villagers

and the long term planning view

war and famine orphaned children

and the widowed wives

the vulnerable

the volcanoes being active

who survives

the lonely and the isolated

regions we can see

to be boundless with ones efforts

Despite the  volatility

to restore the natural order

to innovate and try

to respect the peoples valour

So their  destiny could lie

four and square preparing

an authorship for all

To feel that new resurgence

that people could reply

to inspire the various players

to support and pave the way

to give credence to all comers

to progress and therefore play

a big part in recruiting

others and we see

four years on such progress

in what is a constancy.

so much on the horizon

materiality

the real nitty gritty

What is  the chemistry

the worldly and the physical

and generational too

the forests and the pasture

and exactly what to do

the wildness that surrounds us

the animality

the Okapi and the Silver Backs

and their broad ancestry

how we all see being earthlings

with a constant frailty

the need to learn and comprehend

the vast audacity

more thoughtfulness

and lateral thinking

and ethic in our sphere

of  being wholly contemplative

and by so doing clear

so many of the problems

a transformation where

development and charity

the community could share

knowledge and recognition

a profundity of thought

getting the mental balance right

and thus more sage’s sought

A vegan diet   Organic  farming

tree lore we can thank

the forest wild and valuable

All reasons to be frank

the oxygenation process

the fungal web tree’s weave

to destroy such wealth

for firewood

this poet  feels he must  grieve

suffering   that  ignorance

When with  knowledge

we achieve.