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Sounds of Mako

I hear the roosters every morning

I hear the donkeys as they bray

I hear my family shooing

All the animals away

 

I hear the sounds the children make

I hear them shout with joy as they play

I hear them shriek from the beatings they take

But that’s the Senegalese way

 

I hear the women doing their chores

I hear them pound the grains into pots of clay

At all hours they cook, clean, and sweep, the same tour

But the house is where they stay

 

I hear the voice on the microphone

I hear it call the village to pray

I hear the Arabic sung in a trancelike tone

All week, five times a day

 

I hear the wind blow in my ear

I hear the leaves rustles as they sway

I hear my family vanquish my fears

With the Pulaar language as they say,

 

“Souleymane, Souleymane waawi Pulaar jooni

Si ko Amerik a hotay

Anditay Mako e meeda yijitii

A joggi Senegalnaajo bengure”

 

(Souleymane, Souleymane can speak Pulaar now

If you return to America

Remember Mako and never forget

You have a Senegalese family)

Kevin Do

About Kevin Do


Kevin has spent many hours volunteering for the Red Cross and the Boys and Girls Club, where he tutored children and helped with fundraising. He has also held a handful of leadership roles, including Captain of the Tennis Team, and President and Treasurer of the Mock Trial Club. He enjoys dancing, playing piano, teaching himself the guitar, and reading fantasy novels in his spare time.

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