Edward Ibeh Poet Dramatic Verse

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Fall of Afghanistan

Just like dominoes, Afghanistan falls;
It was only a matter of time.
American soldiers cash in their chips 
And head home on a jet plane
After two decades in the trenches.
An unwinnable war is done,
So is any semblance of order.
Absolute chaos reigns,
Afghanistan incinerates
And President Ghani couldn't take 
The heat; flees kitchen, and country.
Afghanis now fend for themselves 
In Disneyland for the Taliban.
A war-torn country in complete 
Disarray; a devil's playground.
Desperate citizens pack the airport 
Like sardines attempting to flee.
Blood flood bullet-riddled bodies 
Dropping every which way 
As Talibans target practice and strap 
Suicide bombers. More bodies drop 
From airplanes taking off; 
an unspeakable horror. It was televised.
Amid mass exodus from Kabul airport,
Washington politicians play 
The blame game, pointing fingers 
At Biden and Trump.
Afghani women stage protests 
Demanding equal rights.
Many questions remain unanswered.
When will American citizens 
Who never got the chance 
To leave Afghanistan be rescued? 
What becomes of our Afghan allies? 
How long will the carnage 
And disorder last? Is a return 
To normalcy a pie in the sky?


Afghanistan Poetry Contest 
Sponsored by Kai Michael Neumann
Date written: 09/05/2021

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Christuraj Alex September 26, 2021 at 4:24 AM Long beautiful writing with very valid and thought-provoking questions in the last lines. Great Work! Congratulations! Edward Ibeh September 26, 2021 at 4:35 AM Thank you so much, Christuraj:-) Blessings, my friend.

Vijay Pandit September 6, 2021 at 5:45 AM Accurate assessment of the chaos there, Edward. They have to figure it out for themselves--after so many foreign interventions nothing much has changed. Win BIG my friend! Edward Ibeh September 6, 2021 at 6:45 AM Thank you very much, Vijay:-)

L Milton Hankins September 5, 2021 at 5:20 PM Excellent review of recent events in Afghanistan, Edward. I wonder, too. Unfortunately, there are just no satisfactory answers to your last two questions. Good writing. Edward Ibeh September 5, 2021 at 5:25 PM Thank you very much, Milt:-) Blessings, my friend.