At the dawn of everyday we wake up filled with an unqualified joy, hoping to see beautiful smiles on each others faces, overwhelmed with gladness we run to our friends house with pot in our hands just to carry them along to the stream to get water for our parents. Coming back from the stream joyously while we joked with and pour sand on each other on the way because we are brothers.
On arriving home, we met a tray filled with boiled yam and a small bowl o fried palm oil waiting for us to descend on it and dismantle it. The feelings of happiness was enormous, so we move profusely not everyone eating on his own but together, and because we are brothers.
It was time for school yes, we had to go to school, I remember how we move to each others house one after the other just as we could go to school together. At school we learned together making one another intellectual problem a unanimous one because we are brothers.
Things are not different in our community, our parents live as one making their joy and pains the concern of each other, the train us in like manner. We lived as though our lives depends on each other, our ethnic and religion was second class to the love we lived in, because we are brothers.
Time passed thing began to change even the act of brotherliness became threatened. I could see a friend who was a brother doing things his own ways and then associating with others from his sect only. I tried going closer several times, but he looks fierce and enraging at seeing me, fear gripped me, I moved backward filled with disappointment, suddenly our difference now count. U looked at him sadly and said I thought we are brothers
Damn how comes you have changed so quickly and swiftly?how comes I now look disgusting to you? My troubles seems to be delightful to you, in fact, given the chance you will inflict more troubles on me. Remember the good old days, come on , I thought we are brothers.
A gang of hoodlums, I think the were ethnically religiously or even politically influenced, approached with much convincing words and tempting promises, asked you to join their guest, it was a wow for you, at least you have gotten a better and safer way to do away with me and our then brotherhood. You accepted and with so much joy and conviction. With ease you join them, you now call them brothers.
On a cool night, staying under my roof with my family, shielding each other, I heard some sounds outside, I thought and unannounced event was taking place, I never knew my brother has come, to deliver me to the hands of butchers, mmm, it was then I realized how painful the 'Judas kiss' was and I said in my mind the sheep fold has been stormed by a viper
On their hands were metallic weapons. My pleading was impenetrable, it even sounded like a motivation to them, before I could utterly another word the pounced on my family. Their cry of deep pain paralyzed my bones, terror beclouded me, my heart was filled with anguish, as of that moment my own companion became darkness, I lost hope on living, I was helpless even as the approached me. In grief I said oh my brother.
At the top of my voice I shouted, I thought we are brothers? or have you forgotten the sweet old days? How comes you now seek my life, my please, tears and wailing now become delightful to you, my blood seems to be the only thing that could appease you. I cannot fight you back physically, but remember brother that the heart that loves even in pains is stronger than the one filled with hate, even with your arms and you looking enraged as though I have committed a grave sin against you, I forgive you, though you have smitten me, I love you even though I die by your hands, you are still my brother.
Thanks for reading
plagiarism content. make a verification post first and share your own creative content. next time I will mute you if you do this again.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit