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       The devil within

We work
Hard under the 
Hot sun
Our skins
Darkening
Emaciated we become
Tired of this 
Persistent heat.
Rains wet us  each time
Despite all the struggles
The devil within
Makes
Some of 
Us rob each other
Of the sweat we shed
Blood that dropped
Blisters we got.

This devil within
Brings hatred
Among us
Every day
The peasants suffer 
at its  hands
The potbellied enjoy
At its table
The small we have 
Robbed of us by the potbellied
Because of the devil within

Like a virus it moves
 to generation
This devil within.
However much we try 
Shun it
Some of us still house it.
How possible then will 
We be able to get rid 
Of this 
Devil within?
Our forefathers
Promised us better land
The same land is 
Snatched from us
By those who befriended
This devil within.

Disenchanted we are.
Better tomorrow
you promise
Us.
But what is the need
 the devil within
We still keeping among us.
Don't deceive us.
How do you talk
Of the promised land
If you can't do away
With this devil?
What will come of our 
Children's children
When this devil within
Lives among us
Every single day?
Lets be realistic
And 
Kill this devil within
First.
                        By Juma Stephen.