Remain

Stillness in the night Silhouettes of Zulu’s Move along the ridgeline Monkey’s howl And men cry The darkness has no friends Evil specter of death In the banana trees Fruit bats on the wing Sweating in this jungle I have but one goal Remain Lock and load Weapons In the hands Of teens Machetes Teeth Cut limbs From torso’s Lying on the cracked Jungle floor Seeping loneliness Into the heart Of darkness That bears no witness To the soul

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 10/27/2013 11:02:00 PM

This is very disheartening. Sadly true. There's not a lot we can do - but we hear rumors all the time...unfortunately a lot of those rumors are true. Great impact poem. Always, Laura

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 10/27/2013 11:05:00 PM

Yes it's a scary world out there. I shutter to think what it must be like to live in a world of fear and war...~Kilmer

Kathryn Collins

Date: 10/16/2013 9:02:00 AM

P.S. Kilmer - I didn't mean your poem was simple - I just hate the use of the non-vernacular so often that's found in some poems.

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 10/16/2013 6:38:00 PM

No problem. I didn't take it that way. thanks for taking the time to read my poetry.

Karen Anglesey

Date: 10/15/2013 10:32:00 PM

Quite a gripping tale. Frightening within well crafted imagery :)

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 10/16/2013 6:39:00 PM

There are thing going on in Africa that are scary. The sooner we step up to plate and realize that the better. ~Kilmer

Kathryn Collins

Date: 10/15/2013 10:18:00 AM

Dear Stephen - You captured me at first with the Zulus on the ridge line. Then so much more fright came with the teens lock and load. I live in Newtown, Ct. and shivered at your words. This poem is wonderful in its progressing and use of simple words. Bravo! love, Kathy

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 10/18/2013 7:01:00 PM

Kathy, I appreciate you kind words and the fact that you get my work. Sometimes it seems that folks don't understand what I am trying to say. But you got it. And that makes our interaction more important. Thank you. ~Kilmer