Life’s little things.

The great things this life does hold
Don’t make our lives bold
Not even gold –
It’s the little things

It’s a tiny flower
A baby’s smile that never turns sour
A little word sincerely spoken
Can lift your spirit high
Like a feather in the sky.

It’s that little dew drop in the morning grass
The warmth in the sunshine
And the splendor in the moonlight.

Money can quench not
Desires that burn us hot
The remedies are all around us
They are all a parcel of God’s creation
And all are free
Free as wind –
Free little things.

©2011 Otiato Opali

Not With My Eyes Closed

Bought a ¼ Kg of sugar at the kiosk for 50 shillings
Normally I would pay 50 shillings for ½ Kg
To last me every two weeks
But am not giving them my 100 shillings for ½ a Kg
Not with my eyes closed.

It makes no difference, really
I will still have to buy another ¼ Kg in a week
And still spend 100 shillings for ½ Kg.
They will take the extra 50
But not with my eyes closed.

Because it's closed eyes that dont see the whole world in debt
With the missing money in a few silk lined pockets
Yet governments scoop more of our hard worked sweat
To pay for the missing money they have hidden in plain sight.

I will therefore pay 50 shillings twice as they take their 100
I will not pay 100 shillings where I used to pay 50
If someone has to rob me
They better do it staring in my eye
Because am not letting anyone rob me
Not with my eyes closed.

©2011 Otiato Opali