Omoya Yinka Simult

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SHATTERED DREAMS

[*To those whose lives were truncated in Nyanya
bomb blast and other such gory incidents*]

The radiant Nature’s morning smile

And cloud’s chilly early spittles

That make the seas sprawl on all leaves

You are both signs of a new dawn

The beginning of hopeful end

Hearken and bring me good fortune

He prayed, then headed for the park

He would not be late, being a clerk

In haste, he set off at a jog

Soon began to run like mad dog

Till he jumped in a leaving bus

Now calm, he thought over the fuss

There and then came a vicious bang

The one that spat engulfing fire

Drawing patterns on earth with blood

Renting asunder body parts

Legs north, head south, arms west, chest east

Vapourising his life like steam

Wife now becomes a widow, and

Junior will see Daddy no more

‘Cos Death’s cold hands have found him sweet

Shattering dreams to smithereens

Now come to our rescue, dear Lord

For we know not who would be next

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Comments

  1. xrixy says

    July 14, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Nice… We really don’t know who’s next… But we hope we’ve seen all that should be the end.

    Reply
  2. HARD VOICES says

    July 14, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    ‘For we know not who would be next’

    This line could haunt me for the rest of the day.

    Reply
  3. Adeleke Julianah says

    July 14, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    There shouldn’t b a repetition of this terrible incidents! Nice job, thanks for sharing….

    Reply
  4. ipinlaye pelumi says

    July 14, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    may GOD help us

    Reply
  5. adebayo says

    July 14, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    nice piece it captured the thoughts of the writer perfectly and the depiction is enough to melt the stoniest of hearts. I also love the personal angle through which you looked at the issue
    However there is a need to work on your language, ” seas sprawl” and “cold HANDS of death found him SWEET” the words don’t collocate and it might affect the poem’s flow. other than those, I think it is a nice piece of work

    Reply
  6. ajdavadu says

    July 16, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    Nice Writeup

    Reply
  7. ajdavadu says

    July 16, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    Nice

    Reply

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