Wahab Abdul Poet Free verse

No Sin In Telling Lies

I am really afraid 
In this world of liars 
To advocate in favour of telling lies 
But what a mother can do 
When children sit down to eat 
And food is not enough to serve 
Instead of telling truth 
She goes to tell a lie 
That she does not feel hungry 
And tells her children 
That their father has gone to meet a lucky star 
And he will come back home soon 
To lay her children on bed to sleep 
When she surely knows
Her husband has died in an imposed war 
Neither a father has much to do 
When his children asks for their mother 
At the time of sleep 
Instead of telling truth 
He goes to tell a lie 
That their mother has gone to a garden to collect flowers 
And will be coming back tomorrow in the morning sharp 
When he knows well 
She has been raped then killed 
And thrown away in the gutter by unknown military men.

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