Mbizo Chirasha Poet Political Verse

Decade of Bullets

Decade of Bullets

Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou
See a procession of young mothers chattering their way
From water fountains in grenade torn sandals
And blood laced bras 

Somalia, Somalia, Somalia
See the moon disappearing in a mass of gun smoke
Guns splitting the stars from the skin of night 

Rwanda, Rwanda, Rwanda
This is a wound from which the pus of grief flows freely
Meandering through rock masses into the valley that lost its freedom 

Timbuktu, Timbuktu, Timbuktu
I hear a rush of footsteps of sorrow
Rugged peasants carrying their compounds to far away valleys of flowers

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 10, 2017 at 2:14 AM This is a potent write. Your imagery is rich, depicting horror beautifully, very moving, and suitably painful; finely penned my friend. Thank you. A 7 for this rich offering to the soup. xomo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 10, 2017 at 11:27 PM I am honoured Mbizo, I will get in touch on Facebook. Mbizo Chirasha March 10, 2017 at 1:33 PM Maureen my new poetry pal .lets talk more on facebook . I need to feature your poetry on my blogjournal.