MY LOVER WOULDN'T HEED MY CALL

MY LOVER WOULDN'T HEED MY CALL:

I remember the first time him I saw

Boy, didn't it send shivers down my spine

From then on to myself I made a vow

That one day with him I would finally dine

But my lover wouldn’t heed my call.

Day in, day out him I would time

When and where he passed myself I found

He  smiled; the bells in my heart would chime

Everything about my sweet was truly divine

But my lover wouldn't heed my call.

How I wish you could all see his lovely smile

Oh, how to see it I would walk many a mile

His charming ways, my time oh so worthwhile

To reach out to him, I tried all my womanly wiles

But my lover wouldn't heed my call.

Days gone by, I asked myself, "how much longer?"

The attraction only kept growing stronger

For him to notice me I had to be bolder

For him to see and accept me I had to be closer

But my lover wouldn’t heed my call.

So with my friends our hands we joined

We sat down and together we planned

My untold suffering had to be eliminated

My lover had to heed to the call I beckoned

But my lover wouldn’t heed my call.

So one day my plans finally sailed through

A chance to talk to him I luckily got

To him I presented my proposed draft

But he said we had to have a referendum first

So my lover didn’t heed my call.

The day dawned and to the poll they went

My heart kept hoping for the' yes' to win

Hours slowly dragged by that voting day

Lady luck was on my side and the yes vote won

But my lover didn’t heed my call.

Ah…I remember the day of promulgation

The day my heart sang with such jubilation

The day I said goodbye to all my frustration

When I showed the door to all mediation

But my lover still wouldn't heed my call.

Till now I keep pinning for him slowly

Even after litigation,"aluta continua"

Our enemies I shall have to fight boldly

When shall I enjoy our union? I ask sadly

When my lover still doesn’t heed my call.

I will never give up on us though

If I succeed the benefits I will enjoy

So I keep trying through and through

Like for Helen I will fight as did Troy

And one day, my lover will heed my call.

PREFIX:

This is a poem that uses the persona I to represent Kenya and The lover written about is the new constitution. It talks of the hurdles in the implementation process and the hope that one day it will come to pass.