Shall We
SHALL WE
Change the stroke of our ink
And blame the gods for our misfortune?
Or rage in blood until our eyes lose the meaning of blink
To deprive the unborn ones of the meaning, Fortune?
SHALL WE
Smile in unison to pretend it never happened
And walk with rolled up sleeves to continue our daily lives
Truly we've never felt this dampened
But have we also lost our gut to comfort the ones we call our wives?
SHALL WE
Pretend we're invalid to poetry
And let our tears explain them to us
Just to seek sanctuary in a place
That makes us believe
That someday WE SHALL
Copyright © Babatunde Hameed | Year Posted 2020
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