Home Cry

             

Days in the dark waiting for the sun's rise

After the rain falls then comes the sunrise

But it's hard when your home's in a dumpsite

Nobody's willing to help but everyone's contrite

She's 16 so she finds someone to confide in

He offers her money so she's complying

60 year old man, pedophile

Here comes the bride, right down the isle

 Ambush, four in their youth

Young, able, but the end is near

Beaten, battered, abused, burned

Die, the mob chants: die

Cowards, so called militants

Ignoramuses killing in God's name

7 year old kid just got napped

When did education become sin?

Flood, families rendered homeless

3 month old in the trash

Abortion after delivery

Condoms are safe they said

So what happens when the sun sets

I find that there's no difference

When day and night time

Are full of pain and sad stories

                But hope lurks, right around the corner

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                       

Author's Note

A summary of what has been happening in Nigeria through out this year! Sigh!!

Reviews

[hayzed]

This is a compendium of it all. You captured it. Thanks bro

[Tomi]

Thank you so much!

[Circe]

these are the images of what haunts my mind everyday... it's rare to find such a conscience and these dark, painful observations that people want to imagine away... and you make them into poetry... your visions are prophetic, powerful, reality, disturbing as it should be, these are the works of our humanity but I think we desperately want hope and something better... we can make it better for each other, you are doing it right here.

[Tomi]

Thank you! the world needs more light..there's too much darkness

[Bamb1s0la]

Tomi!! this was great, I really love how u haven't neglected that Talent since secondary school. please, keep on , keeping on! please. i see u going somewhere. Amen!

[Tomi]

Bambi!!! Thanks bro!!! Amen!!! thanks a lot! :)

[Leslie Philibert]

A tough poem full of truth, and a great ( positive) last line. Good work.

[Tomi]

Thanks for reviewing :)

[emmy bon]

you really captured it well bro, too bad we have to suffer to that extend, well done.

[Tomi]

Thank you!

[Coyote Poetry]

A lot of bad things going on in our world. Here in the USA. The same things are happening. Even mother's killing their babies then themselves. World is getting colder. I wish I knew how to stop the suffering? People need hope. Places to rest and be safe. Need more kind people and less violence. Thank you for sharing the powerful poetry.
Coyote

[Tomi]

Thank you for reviewing this, I would give just about anything for all the hatred and vilence to stop! it's a cold world indeed

[ba_mcfarlane]

A raw and painful read, as it should be. Colonialism, neo-colonialism, corrupt sadistic national leaders selling out the lives of their fellow citizens to more of the same first world corrupters. Going rate? Pennies per head. Jesus weeps.
Kudos for putting it out here.

[Tomi]

Thank you sir!

[ba_mcfarlane]

I've been on the planet for 6 decades. It's getting worse not better. Maybe we just have better access to what goes on. Whatever. At some point, this brutal s**t has to stop. Keep writing what what you feel, what you know.

[Sirius King]

wow powerful

[Tomi]

Thank you!

[Sirius King]

ur welcome :-)