The African Child

I see hunger written in mixed 
colors in their
eyes.
sickness eating their eye 
lashes with fun.
i see sorrow racing in their 
eye ball,
and its depth in their fleshless 
skin.

A turn for composure,
I caught death linking its lips 
on their tongues .

This is the solace of the 
African sons'

For their Fathers have seek 
the kindheartedness of war, 
A wit, in its games.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Freeman Avatar
August 17, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Sadly heartbreaking plight, may love in humanity prevail. Sincerely Moses
Brown Avatar
August 17, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Good morning Innocent. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today. I truly enjoyed reading it. Thank you for your comments they are appreciated. Love, Carol
Kendrick Avatar
August 17, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Nicely written. Sara
Burton Avatar
August 17, 2009 at 4:08 AM
enjoyed this... love the end as well... just dropped a new poem myself, its about painting on sunday! I got a feeling people like my cousin will try to pull something negitive out of it! this was beautiful... enjoy your day:)
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