STAND BY ME

When hunger like a snake bites me

Please give me a helping hand so I can resist the venom

If death, like a police arrest me by night,

Would you stand by the day to bail me?

When troubles like dirt stains me

Would you, like a detergent cleanse me?

If anger like shame wear me day by night

Wouldn’t you cheer me once more like a smile?

When sickness like a trumpet sound in my body

Would you, like an ear muffs prevent its noise?

If by ignorance, thunder wonders about

Wouldn’t you pray its trap never squeeze us apart?

Whenever shivers like fever arrest me

I need from you, a blanket to keep me warm

When my strength like a dead man debase

Don’t hold anything back than ask for your face

If like gossips, hopelessness sings song in my name

I shall pray before evening my prowess, I will regain

When like a clock my pendulum refuses to swing

I won’t wait before long I get back on my feet