Edwin Olu Bestman Poet Free verse

Dear President Weah

Dear President Weah,

It is difficult to paint a 
picture 
But let me paint a picture 
of a girl,
A girl whose heart is loosely 
clustered

Darkness is her cousin
A cousin who comes devouring 
her beautiful skin
A girl whose tears could probably
make an ocean 

She wears a broken smile
A smile that kisses her goodbye
And her legs are witnesses of 
pains

Her body is an unsafe home
Every time she looks at herself
The only trademark she sees 
is "Rape" 

Her body is a precious bank
But the bank is being looted
by armed rapists
Yet the government sleeps on
the case

Her mind is a total crash
Crashing from constant 
flashbacks
Isn't rape a crime? 

Let's face reality,
Is "Rape" a new religion
Or a beauty queen whose appearance
is embraced by unwanted
souls?

Should we say "Liberia" or "Liberape?"
Cause this girl resides at the 
graveyard,
And many are yet to join the league 

She is a prisoner
A prisoner in her own skin
Her cerebrum, cerebellum and 
medulla are malfunctioning

Dear President Weah,
Leave the dark alone
And make love with the light

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