TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY LEADER, ELIJAH MALOK ALENG MAYEN
5 min readBy Amer Mayen Dhieu, Australia
“Never mind about my death and hatred from people, I died the time I decided to join politic” –Elijah Malok Aleng
I HATE BEING A POLITICAL ORPHAN,
I hate being a political orphan but you have just made me one. I was told I was one but I smile because I know that I am not. Now I am one because you finally made me one. My despairing journey have just begun, therefore must I speak like a political orphan.
I hate being a political orphan but you have just made me one. I was told I was one because I no longer hold any position but I smile because I know I was holding one. Now I am no longer holding that special position because you have chosen to leave me without, in a house full of bees. My despairing journey has just begun, therefore must I speak like one.
I hate being a political orphan but you have just made me one. I was told I have no more politicians but I smile because I know I have one. I know politic is not about position but about the history and sacrifices you made when there was nothing to pay you for. You made those sacrifices before second generation of liberators leading our country today. You have a lot of history in you but you have left before we enjoy it. My despairing journey has just begun, therefore must I speak like a political orphan.
Dear Uncle Elijah Malok Aleng Mayen,
With deep sorrows, our community has witnessed her second darkest day in history. With tears and pain, our nation is weeping. With confusion and heartbreak, my hands are wobbling. I am not understanding why you have to go so soon and I need reassurance from you wherever you are. I have no wish for you in heaven for I only have earthly wishes and that is I want you back right now, right here where my finger is pointing. It seems heaven is not understanding our “whys” since July 30, 2005 and this must be the reason it keep robbing us with the very last people our community want to lose.
There are so many questions to be answered and one of them is why always yous? Why always “us”? why always our community? I don’t care about whatsoever because with you I know our community is rich with historical seeds. Now you have gone, it is true that our political inspiration lineage is dying slowly. So slowly before you groom another “you” in us
We didn’t catch the glimpse of history in you, we were at the starting point. You went to heaven with it, leaving us like real political orphans. You have seen it all from the start to the end. You watch where it went wrong and where it went right. Nothing was important than having you around just to watch the show of what you sacrificed your entire life for.
We will never bring you back but we will forever remember you. We need your memories for our history. The history of our people, the history of our community and the history of our nation. With deep sorrows we will missed all of that. You are my legend, my hero, my inspirations and my everything I want to see in the future of our country.
Thirty of October is a sad day for South Sudan, a sad day for Twic East County and a sad day for those who love, believe and trust in you and in the history of our great nation. You suffered a hero death, The earth was glad to have you, always wanted to forever have you, but you have gone just too soon. It is the day we both wish we didn’t live long to see but heart-brokenly we will vulnerably accept your death, although it is a tragic loss, a loss we will never replace.
We Love you, We missed you. Rest in peace legend.
In loving memory of the Legendary leader, Elijah Malok Aleng Mayen
Died on 30th of October, 2014, Nairobi, Kenya
From South Sudan, Jonglei State, Twic East County,
Nyuak Payam, Awulian clan, Patem sub-clan.
May his loving soul rest in glory.
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