Halipha can’t you see? Silence fell over the horizon As the inevitable scribes hit the platform A sham document is brandished Confirming all that we dreaded That indeed after all this agitated noise There is a coalition NOT. Halipha can’t you see?
Over ten years and counting Gambians have given you respect fit for a king
Cause you showed up when needed With courage and tenacity you persevered I remember falling into the devil’s water while you swam along And for that I am forever grateful Endurance is your second name, Perseverance your trademark
Your character in mandinka is called Foroyaa And your pen never shied from the truth
We cajoled and begged and crawled but all was met with stiff rigidity And we hailed and hailed and hailed you Our highest and dearest Halifa But time is running out
And indeed these are trying times But Halipha can’t you see?
The prisoners’ roofs are leaking
Countless victims are killed and buried unnoticed As presidential convoys become DEATH’s HIT SQUADS Markets running dry, rice untouchable
As this golden coast of West Africa Is turned into a kingdom of beggars Where mediocrity is celebrated Hypocrisy applauded and brutality condoned Halipha can’t you see?
Even lawyers are jumping fence Or was it the bar that got spoked? Gambians hate to see any coalition Without your stamp of approval So open your heart and stay the cause on the people’s side
And do not take us for a fool Halifa You took us for a long ride Halifa And now we feel duped and suspicious
Of your actions and intentions Halipha can’t you see?
Of PDOIS I am no member neither do I identify with other parties
But if truth be told to you Halifa Your strength and power You have misunderstood or miscalculated In the political arena Halifa You are neither Mohammad nor the mountain So Halifa please track back and follow the flow
Or else history will paint you ugly Some fights are still worth the fight Even when you know you lose in the end Halipha can’t you see?
Nelson Mandela made the giant leap from prisoner to president
Not because he was more handsome, educated or concerned But because a thousand other great men gave way and allowed him to pass So that liberty reins supreme and terror is banished forever Halipha can’t you see?
The restaurant is burning Halifa so shocking you talk about setting the table Sharing the cake with inadequate spoons and forks and Please trash out this residual garbage Omar OJ Jallow definitely my hero He was arrested over 20 times, beaten and his house raided Halipha can’t you see?
I interviewed OJ thrice and thrice I failed to produce the final draft Cause I got shamed and emotional beyond belief Anytime I tried to account for the trials and tribulations
Of this gallant son of The Gambia It feels inadequate to address the ordeal of this brave son of the land The country fell and he did not budge And out of loyalty He stood for his party Even when he knows it was doomed Halipha can’t you see?
Over ten years of the UDP Ousainou Darboewe taunted, tormented and haunted
Abused and caricatured With scandals of tribalism, naivety and timidity Unfairly so for this humble man with great integrity Out of love for you we hardly listened to Ousainou But we shall not at the expense of our dear country
We cannot smooch smooch to our detriment In The USA we call it tough love And In reality, i mean country above ego And some fights you fight even if you lose Halipha can’t you see?
The humble man ran after you Pleaded, stumbled and pleaded again Cause we will not take anything less from him But now and for now I say to OJ and Ousainou
You must move on and God speed!! For Halifa and his band of flip-flops I say good luck to you too and God bless you too And history shall eventually be the judge I shall leave you with some wisdom words from
Thomas Paine in the thick of the American Revolution It gave inspiration to millions of Americans yearning for liberty Hope it melts your heart and put you into Action too Halipha can’t you see?
“These are the times that try mens souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis,
shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. “ Thomas Paine
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