live now

All you have to do is to live
Just take it one day at a time
Take slow footsteps as you go to fetch
The water from the river
I know you have to walk 4 kilometres
Just to get the water and that extra 2kilometers
To catch the bus
All you have to do is to live.

Even if this virus is moving through your veins
You are still fertile, don’t let fear fool you
The fact remains, you will never fail if you believe.
I will stand for you when you can’t stand, feel free
I will fetch the water, I will cook for you, dress you and
Take you to the bus.
All you have to do is to live.

I know you are foreign to me, please don’t be
Frightened by my face, I am from a friendly faculty
I will bring you fruit from the forest.
Forget me not my friend; I shall fulfill all my promises
All you have to do is to live.

So you have no one: no family, no friends and
Your virus is now fully blown, you feel that these are
Your last days, NO! Don’t freeze my friend, you can’t give up now
I‘ve got your first aid let us move forward
We need to catch that bus, we can’t foretell the future
Tell me no lies, fake no feelings.
I will always be here for you.
All you have to do is to live.

When you feel very weak, I will take a leave from work
I will tell them that you my dear brother/sister need me
I will water your plants; hold your hand till the end.
All you have to do is to live.