On the State of the World Today
On the state of the world today
To Alphie, the African baby who died today from Ebola
Alphie, my child
Earth swallowed your cold tummy
Dirt is slowly seeping into your nostrils
Your bare limps are now covered with crawlers
But alphie, my child
Your tummy was never full
never quite that warm
The air you breathed
would have killed you if you waited
And your limps were always Exposed,
Vulnerable to surface elements
Alphie, my baby
Was death more merciful than life
Why are some children
more precious than others
Why are some bodies worth saving
While others
heavily grace charity billboard
Like painted ghosts
Lumped together in one symbolic face
Because, Alphie
Our son, my baby
This is the state of the world today
rest my love
Under the dim lights of gasoline lamps
Your torso will turn to wood
And green will sprout from your eyes
And I will water you
Daily
Until we meet again
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