When the first rainbow lit the sky,
the colour were so vibrant,
strong and
the sound they made in the wind was reverberating into people’s life.

When the first rainbow lit the sky,
the people heard the promise and they saw
the colours together lighting up the daylight hours
and quietly in their hearts they took fright,
they started to whisper

have you see the colours in the sky
the bow accross the blue sky
remember all the rain we had before,
the rain that destroyed some of our homes,
some of our gardens
pulled up trees
and now

when the first rainbow lit the sky
people listened but only heard what they wanted,
understood what they had seen,
knew that in the coming winter,
food would be scarces and now
this scary bunch of colours was lighting the sky.

While the first rainbow was still high in the sky,
the first stones were erected,
and new gods were invented,
new prayers were composed.
for the coming winter
when empty bellies would need the consolation of some form of almighty.

 

and here i sit on my throne
have spoken to my people,
have traced a bow of colour in the sky,
as an agreement to our friendship,
trust and closeness,
and i see them
have i overdone it again.