I learned the hard way

Written on the walls of Shobana Gomes: I prayed for the tiring days to be over, the bad times when nothing brought me peace. Then I remembered my children and knew that no matter what, I had to remind them of the good times we had together; they were suffering too. The smiles on their faces were enough. It was good to see them laugh - shobana

I learned the hard way

It wasn't written in any textbooks

How to survive pain

that struck me every minute, every day.

I learned to live through them

The anguish, and the inflicted pain

was unbearable.

I had no one to lean on

for my kind of malady

and 

I learned no one sticks with

someone hurting for long

Not if there wasn't anything in there for them

to benefit from

They say the right words when they see you

They try to portray care

and then behind your back

they shake their heads

and walk away

and their words turn spiteful.

I wondered then if I'd ever make it through

Here I am

I did!

I learned I didn't need you

but you learned from me and 

need me to the end.

-shobana-

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Chief Kai

In the heart of an ancient civilisation

Deep in the valleys of mysticisms

Lies myths, folklore, and brave warriors.

Yes, there were always the proud warriors to learn of

who fought for the love of a land and its people

and in one such story

Chief Kai of the Patamona tribe surfaces.

He fought for his race, his village, unto death

He left a trace for all mankind to learn

of a legendary sacrifice.

When his village is constantly attacked and raided

by the Caribs,

He prayed to the Great Spirit

The Great Spirit revealed in a dream

Give up your mortal soul to enter the spirited world above

Only then shall peace reign amongst your people.

With courage, and without hesitation

He plunged down the shrouded mist of the Kaieteur Falls

Taking in his wooden canoe special offerings

He died a warrior's death deep in the misted gorge

The mighty Great Spirit was thus appeased

And the tribe of Patamona were saved.

The End

-shobana-

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To the land of six races

There's that excitement when you board a plane

You will soon be among the clouds

But then, the heavens are higher still

I heave a sigh of relief that the ground below

has disappeared

into obscurity

The vast space above brings a measure of relief

You forget for a while

the troubles of the world below

The white clouds stand out in a blue sky

You will never see a blue cloud at any one time, 

would you?

Dark clouds gather,

and the turbulence show that all's not well

up where we traverse 

And

you say a prayer like one always does

in times of uncertainty

until

the calm settles once more

The final destination awaits me

Where might that be?

The land that was built by six races, about

six decades ago...

-shobana-

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