It is Not My Fault - (Poem by Simon Njoroge)

IT IS NOT MY FAULT

It is not my fault

That all through the years

I have distressingly lived in tears

For the immense anguish I could not bear

It is not my fault

That I have no food to eat

For I could not get a single gig

To earn me a decent meal

It is not my fault

That my stomach grumbles

For my background is so humble

That life is always a gamble

It is not my fault

That I stagger in drunkenness

For the heavy burdens I hold

Earnestly push one to be bold

It is not my fault

That the beautiful miss I had tamed

Flew away in haste

For her fancy needs were illusions

It is not my fault

That you contemptuously look down on me

I only wish that you could clearly see

The unblemished man I aspire to be.

Poem by Simon Njoroge