Where I Come
From
Pantoum poetry about Dar es Salaam
Where I come from,
There is no winter
All year round,
The sun shines down on us.
All year round,
We can go to the beach,
The sun shines down on us,
Blessing us.
The sun shines down us,
To radiate the diversity
In our beautiful city,
People from all walks of life.
In our beautiful city,
Order may not be in order;
We find order
In the disorder
We find order
Even in the little nooks and
crannies.
Whether it be the beaches or the
crammed roads,
A smile is shot right your way.
Whether it be the beaches or the
crammed roads,
Or the angry drivers on the roads,
The five star beach resorts
Or the Mama Nitilie on the footpath
The five star beach resorts
Or the dancing vendors and street
dwellers
From the skyscrapers to the kiosks
A smile can be found everywhere.
From the skyscrapers to the kiosks
People manage to be content.
Electricity, water and internet may
not be assured,
But we don’t get frustrated by “first
world problems”.
Electricity, water and internet may
not be assured,
But what I can definitely assure you,
Is that the love
Is limitless
Is limitless
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