The gong of death
Is going to silence
The life bells
And snatch my soul
Take it into deep wells
Dark and unknown

In resounding decibels
This gong shall cause
A mass celebration in demise
Recounting a life lived in torrents
A torment,
It shall cause heartbreak
Leave less a mark to walk
The talk
It shall provoke
Sorrow!

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* Dennis Dancan Mosiere aka Grandmaster Masese is a poet, musician, writer and Fahamu Pan African fellow For Social Justice.
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