Oh! I am so happy <br />I am so happy at what <br />It is happening to me <br />I am getting Old <br />I am Ageing <br /> <br />I am loosing my teeth <br />My hair is turning grey <br />For now on, <br />Everybody would listen to me <br />The entire village would sit down <br /> <br />Quietly and listen to what <br />I would have to say <br />Most of the evenings <br />The children would abandon their houses <br />Rush to my place <br /> <br />They will arrange the fire woods <br /> Which they will bring from <br />Their own houses <br />And put fire on them <br />Regardless of what their parents would say <br /> <br />They would still come to my place <br />Congregate around the fire <br />Even if I was sleeping <br />They would drag me out of my house <br />By force so I can tell them stories <br /> <br />Or I can give advice <br />One day I did run out of tales to tell them <br />They insisted of hearing the story of my life <br />Oh I am so happy to be ageing <br />Even when my mouth smells <br /> <br />Grown up still want to come close <br />To me and put their ear near my mouth <br />Not even closing their nose <br />And listen to what I have to say <br />Everyone wants to be my grandchild <br /> <br />Even those who don’t live in our village <br />Bow in front of me <br />As if I was the village chief <br />I don’t know if life can get better than this <br />But I still have major problems to solve <br /> <br />How can I get back <br />My privacy that I have lost <br />I am not anymore able to be <br />By myself and I am not allow to refuse <br />Any food that is given to me by everybody <br /> <br />Every single day as if <br />They were in some sort of <br />Food giving contest <br />Well… Anyway… <br />I am still very happy to be ageing… <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />www.frederickyamusangie.org.uk<br /><br />Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-so-happy-i-am-ageing/
