Genesis of so Long a Life

This collection points out with images hidden in words, some of the cruelties in the world, some of human beings’ wrong doings. We have inherited a wonderful world but we have only succeeded in transforming it into something that we barely recognize when we embrace our temporary lucidity. We now have a broken world that needs to be mended. Perspectives that weren’t supposed to bring sorrow in the world have now turned into sources of violence and pain: Each religion now believes that they are the right path that leads to heaven while all the other human beings are considered evil or lost. And that’s how we recreated the world inherited from God. There’s no more trust on this planet we all call home; no one to trust when we are all involved into lies and betrayals. Death as portrayed is a twisted creation that plays tricks with our mind and uses the loss of our beloved ones against us.
As a witness of such a broken world, the poet finds a source of great freedom in solitude. Even if Solitude itself can sometimes get boring with feelings of sorrow, fear and thoughts that come from the past where we are often trapped because of regrets and hauntings. Genesis of so Long a Life is an incredible account of questions about life and death, love, friendship and solitude, trust and lies, cultures and traditions in Africa, as well as religion and the world in its cruelty.