Leaving No Marks

LEAVING NO MARKS Water leeches squirm in blood Next door boy snatching A grilled chic drum stick A game of chess Sitting late hours. Overnight Vultures, predators and hyenas Deadly pandemonium. Burning torches, crude swords, Iron rods, explosions in hand Wiping a commune off. Cries choked, screams of chastity Gang rape- Girl petrified eyes A blooming bud squashed. Hunter and the hunted Orphans and widows Flames licking the last hope Exodus, Doleful moments Relief camps, a farce. Striping pant zip To make cock sure. Well set, predetermined Your fear, your desire Flared up. Discussions, hand shakes Cashew nut crushed over Bisleri water Cease fire. Odour of burnt flesh and dreams Lingering in air. Gone are the lives Gone are the hopes Leave no space No marks in history Mass migrations, rapes and death Same old story.