I WILL SEE YOU AFTER THE WAR by Okwuonu Obinna Godfrey
I Can do it,i will do it
Thats the voice of a Hero
The voice that comes from the inside that pules the body to action.
The voice of a Hero,A Brave man “masman” is his name
The man who never let fear take his position.
I will go to the battle field and i will return in hurry to embrace you my beloved.
As long as the Apple tree in the front compound Lives
There is hope my beloved and wife.
No matter how long the battle may last
See it as thou am living in it (The apple tree)
for i am gone to save our country,my country
So as never to be a slave to our enemy .
The intruders of our Land
So masman said
I will beat my chest hard and boost my strength
while i run towards our enemy (intruders) of our land with my men
One,two,three I’ll get them down in numbers
Yet my eyes searches for the Captain
but never lives the sight of the nearest sword.
because i will love to see you again and hold your nu-born child in my arms
And if you should put to bed a baby boy before am back
He should be called “Great”
For He will grow to lead his Time
Brave and fearless
Then after each day of battle
if i should survive
I will walk to my carve tent
having you in memory
looking to the Sky,and Moon,and Stars
and i will Kiss the Air
and wait for the next battle of another day.
but if i Should die ,i bet the apple tree will dry off.
Good Bye my beloved “I’ll see you after the war
The battle lasted for three years ,masman fought very well,he was even marked “the man of the field,he killed more than two thousand men(soldiers) until the last day,Masman and five men where left
The battle had just ended ,smiles on every face and at that moment masman was just happy he will soon see his beloved . Ban!ban!ban! was the last sound Masman heard. masman Died
Two days later the Apple Tree dried Up(by Okwuonu obinna Godfrey)