Tuesday 30 July 2013

I am just saying

Am just saying

They will always know better
Do this that way, date this way and live that way...

They judged him by his hair,
the long rough locks tamed by a single band
Oh he is no good for you.. he is a ..Rasta! They say in a whisper
as though he can hear them from across town.
He has a child and is not near you,
He has too much baggage!
They forgot the Rasta's name was human
failed to see the humble heart that cares,
the eyes that see only her,
the responsible father, the devoted partner
Am just saying

They judged him for giving child before marriage
but forgot he worked because of it,
he toiled for enough and strived each day for his love
he promised to do right
and honour his woman
yet still they scorned him.
Pay damages! They exclaim
Like she is an object in a store
no longer valuable for sale but wait...
 
Do they not give us trouble when u marry and cannot perform?
Am just saying...

It's too soon.. they say
Such is for life
you don't even know this person
of course you must wait
date for at least five years

Says they who dated 'princes' only to marry boxers
Says they who courted cheaters knowingly for years, expecting the bands music to change
Says they who lived in sin but point at the darkness of others
Says they who fail to understand time may change but character doesn't

In looking at time you fail to spot the prince who will fight the rain for you
In looking at time you fail to see the man who will work to feed you
Face your father regardless of the fear beating in his heart
Wait a lifetime for you and wait....do some more waiting but time disqualifies him because?....
Am just saying

Do not judge by cover
Am just saying
Nobody is perfect...He without sin cast the first stone
Am just saying