THE BRUIS£ED SOUL
By Edeh Chinedu David
Heavy our heart to bear
Crippled are our entity
Appeared we as nonentity
Poisoned our hearts with marah
Woes cry we like owls
Divided ocean our minds you made
Bruised and wounded our hearts you turn
Left to die in the wilderness of misery
Too heavy again our hearts to bear the pain
Slaves become we in our land
Nemesis travel you where
That you can't fight for this forlorn entity?
Beggers be we in our own inheritance
Pleading for a sip though in the middle of ocean
Nemesis where have thy laid you sting?
Or are we made to vanish from the surface of the earth?
Or mistakenly come we to this entity?
Dried our lymph that it can't rain
Peace has gone from our land
As the unknown beasts evaded our land
Painted red is our land
Even the unborn child is scared to come
Our shoulders you over burdened with sorrow
Then lye we like clueless entity
Quenched are our pleasant lyrics
As our homes are covered with tale of woes
Impregnated are our minds
with blinking and fearful thoughts.
A response to the Now prompt