By: Drici Amos James (DAJ 2020)
Drici Amos James, professionally known as DAJ 2020, is an award-winning Ugandan author, poet, model, and independent publisher. He is widely recognized for his raw, emotionally charged contemporary poetry that highlights experiences from the slums of Africa, earning him a reputation as a powerful literary voice of the ghetto.
When you're around,
It feels like heaven every day.
A foolish lover lives inside my heart,
Yet I do not complain,
For love is my religion.
I won't drown you in compliments,
For a Rasta spirit runs through my veins.
Mary Jane is my only refuge,
And wisdom is the path I choose
Beneath the sun and among the earth.
Look around me—
Can't you see the Green Gold?
Knowledge is power,
And I long to be strong.
Look within yourself—
Don't you see that hidden treasure?
Knowledge is power,
And you ought to be strong.
When you're not around,
Hell feels closer than ever.
But when you're near,
Heaven walks beside me
Every single day.
For you are my only Green Gold.
