Last Moments of Rebellion

We were running

To the exciting promise

Of a sun quenching retreat

All the boys and I,

Naked under the African sun -

Broad daylight, chasing fun,

Happy at last, out of the city's buzz

Swimming in contaminated water...

And the older kids started Chasing us out

One by one we ran naked

Under the African sky -

Summer sun hurting our eyes.

One of them caught me,

"Why are you swimming

In contaminated water?" He asked

"I am swimming cause it's very hot today,

I am running away from the heat,

I guess!" That's all I said

He said "Grow up!"

But I don't want to grow up.

Being a grown up isn't fun,

I have seen not even one honestly smile.

We were excited,

We were young,

We were happy,

We were free,

We were rebels -

Just a bunch of Rebels.