Why am I thinking of him Thinking love Why am I missing him Missing bliss Why am I feeling hopeless Feeling lost Why am I dreaming of him Dreaming radiance While I think of him, he has forgotten me While I miss him, he misses them While I feel hopeless, his life is great I will live, Live without him I will forget, Forget about him I will move on, Move on with my life Move on to greater heights Move on to greener pastures Move on to bigger dreams Move on to better thoughts

I call him I feel pain I read him I feel pain He ignores me I feel pain He responds I feel pain He laughs I cry He cries I cry

One proud Proud to love One loving Loving to bits One cold Cold to want One warm Warm to please The proud found strength in his love The warm found strength in his pride Each found strength in the other I loved one One for his pride I loved one One for his warmth Now I am confused Which one is better? Which one is worse? Which one is stronger? Which one is weaker? Which one is love?

There was a song for everything when I was growing up: When Your Food Was Hot I would sing a song that my aunt taught me: Wola, wola, wola Samali akulye, whhhhh, whhhhh! When You Were Needed Home For Lunch My brother would sing: Samali, jangu tugende Tulye matooke When a ‘Big Baby’ Cried When one of the children cried over no reason, we would all sing: Mtoto mkubwa Analiya, Anataka Matiti ya mama yake, Cholololo Ayibu! When You Were Fooled When we managed to hoodwink someone into believing a story, we would all chant: Danganya, Danganya toto jinga, Sumuni, Sumuni na ndururu Takula kitu gani? When You Were Late for School In nursery school, if you were late for class, we would all go: Chelewa, chelewa, ma-so-mo! Uuuuuuuuuuu! Chelewa, chelewa, ma-so-mo!