I know everyone of you was mad at me when I left that high-end institution in our locality, the civil engineer’s house of brilliance,
I know every time I step on tomato, stories are told about where I went wrong, why I’m still not successful like most of my peers,
Dating back in those days when we used to send letters to our loved ones in the city, asking them to send Christmas clothes,
For if the tailor fails to sew the garments well, Christmas would be hell on earth, you would rather sleep the whole day than going to “burn”

I know most of you have whirled windy words towards me when I left the school named after “the beautiful one”, that I messed big time,
I know you’ve always had questions and answers of why I decided to do so, which is a norm of humans, that’s how we are,
But maybe that was my fate, maybe that would be my wake up call, to step off that comfy seat,
You know my childhood was fierce like fire 🔥 I was hot to handle, I hopped like a frog, I was swift like a wild cat,

Now listen, that seat you gave me was thorny, I never managed to sit restfully on it, I stood all the way, though the journey didn’t last long,
My first year was amazing, everything seemed to be going well, with all those high grades colouring my slips, life was good, then,
Untill I was a crew member in our very able “cheering squad!” I would cheer my boys in the morning but end up amongst a group of highschool beauties,
I don’t know why those girls in maroon skirts loved in me! The ice creams, the deep hugs, the forehead kisses were too much to handle, maybe I was born to love, to be loved,

I remember the first “girlfriend” I made was a yellow girl from the coastal region, with a strong Swahili accent, she fell in love the little me, her name was Jackie…
With my beardless chin, a baby face but with an ego of a giant, I was a celeb in my first year in high school, greatness has always followed me, but of tomorrow, I don’t know,
At that age I knew nothing about love, but they say you can’t see it but you can feel it, I felt it Jackie, you were a charming person,
I don’t know if you’re still on this land of the living, but wherever you are, I just want to say thank you for everything, my high school “girlfriend”. ♥️