Ifeanyi Obinefo Poet Free verse

A Kingdom On Fire

The sun is here again, bringing light to silent bodies in darkness,
Oh! My country has turned into a mortuary.
Children now walk with shadows for company,
A woman in a cupboard is calling the name of her dead child,
and I am just another voice wandering round and round empty streets.
Jesus Christ! a man with the mask of Satan
is shooting men from his dream,
I ran so fast even his bullet couldn't catch up with me,
I am tired, weary, hungry and thirsty now,
A little house in my stomach is on fire and there is no river nearby.
Do you know that before day break, gun will ring its alarm 
to remind the living its time to die?
I guess my loved ones woke up to the sound of its venom in their veins.
My world is tearing apart, I need to put an end to this misery.
Then, I heard a voice bleed from the radio offering salvation,
I put a gun in my mouth and swallowed the bullets,
because I prefer to die a free man than to live in chains forever.

12/31/2018
SPONSOR: Edward Ibeh
CONTEST: Misery

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Edward Ibeh January 5, 2019 at 7:36 PM Thanks for taking part in my contest, Ifeanyi!:-) Nicely done! Congratulations on your win! Ifeanyi Obinefo January 10, 2019 at 10:16 AM I am very happy to be a winner in your contest. Nice theme Edward

Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 6:41 PM Wow a very troubling and powerful poem. There are evil realities we can't even imagine and it is extremely disturbing that we forget these are the same realities many very real people are surrounded by day after day. Thanks for bringing this to the forefront, Ifeanyi. An ugly truth that needs to be told. Ifeanyi Obinefo January 10, 2019 at 10:13 AM You are right Line. Thanks for visiting, I really appriciate