Saturday 9 July 2016

Poetry: WITH TEARS FROM BORNO by Abdul-Hakeem Atanda

WITH  TEARS  FROM  BORNO



I woke up in a pool of my own tears
The scream of a mother in pain puts me in fear
the monsters are coming near
the shots from their guns we couldnt bear
in their magnitude they came to leave us as destitute
they killed our fathers, raped our mothers, took our sisters and maimed our brothers
where is our shining star?
since we lost our sister
we stopped knowing laughter
ever since the slaughter
lord save us from this disaster
Grant us a smile for easter

Abdul-Hakeem  Atanda

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