Let’s just start by
Why can’t I remember?
There is no reason, no answer to that.
Why should I remember?
Remember so that it won’t happen again.
I wasn’t there
But I was told
I was told the truth I can’t fold
I saw evidences to what I’ve told
So I have to remember
I wasn’t there
But mine were there
Yours were there
Ours were there
So why can’t I remember?
I wasn’t there
But if I want that what happened won’t happen again
If I want that we won’t endure any other pain
If I want that we won’t lack shelter during rain
I get more reason to remember
I have to remember
From January to December
I have to remember
Our grandparents, our parents, our sisters, ours brothers, our relatives...
I mean, I remember everyone.
I, we should not be ashamed of our history
Instead we should keep it in our minds
So that we continue to mind
So that even if we grieve, we have to grow
To grow to glow
From dark to light.
We have to learn from past mistakes
So that we won’t have a reason “Ngo ntitwamenye!”
And above all
Sanity, Unity
Whether young or old
It’s your responsibility
And you have capability
To make peace
Not to break people into pieces
I remember.
