Kabaka Mukasa
Some days, forbearing your debts is how you signal your strength
Other days, collecting your debts is how you signal your strength
Some days are better lived as a saint
Other days are better lived as a warrior
Some days a man shall turn the other cheek
Other days a man shall demand the other's cheek
The flower that blossoms in the bright beautiful sun
Shall never forget
The root that sank in the dull windy rain
To fight when strong is the way of the sadist
To forgive when weak is the way of the coward
To fight when weak is the way of the brave
To forgive when strong is the highest of human virtues
For the weak collects what he is owed by fighting
And the strong is owed even more when he forgives
This is a threat if you believe me weak
This is a pardon if you believe me strong
