Doyin Olaleye
Mother Earth;
mourn
Humanity;
weep
Divinity;
Grieve
For your inhabitants have gone berserk
Normalcy has gone haywire
Insurgency eats deep like disease
Rod of iniquity stirs nature’s wrath
On the streets, human flesh are roasted whole
Can’t you perceive, it sizzles like fat
Her beloved butchered
Her esteemed murdered
Massacred without crime
Yet, citizens looked once
Oblivion to what’s amiss
For the love of life
Who will bell the cat
Can you cure this disease?
Will you heal mother earth?
Is humanity ever going to be restored?
Unto normalcy
Unto dignity
Unto her glory
Source: Enigmatic Global Concept
Editor’s note: Originally published as part of the 31 Days of Poetry series on VicAdex.com on 9 September 2016.
Editor’s note: Originally published as part of the 31 Days of Poetry series on VicAdex.com on 9 September 2016.