Stolen Laughter
When you see the mouth elongating
And the tongue diving between the teeth
Like the tongue of a hunting chameleon
Then you are sure this is stolen laughter
When lips part and twist on one side
Saliva dripping like rain of broken gutters
With the voice cracking- croak, croak
Like a frog in lone ghostly swamps
When you hear others complaining
That the laughter is a hyena’s laugh
Giggling voices of demons in a cave
Then the laughter is stolen indeed
Stolen laughter, stolen laughter
The big lie that robs the innocent
Liberty and freedom of humanity
the victims will be vindicated in time
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu | Year Posted 2016
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