The Cracked Pillar
By Gilbert Mapengo Mwanguku
Unable to stand the horrendous cacophony
that comes with the holly typhoons from the west
A dwindling struggle for life with a riffle
while the edges smuggle maggots and goats
Red eye is the destined transition
yet blue is the nature of the pupil
yellow drops pour endlessly
The pillar is pregnant again
Now with triplets like pets
Melancholy, foray and agony
Tied up in a wagon of bygones
trying to define a smile in times of a calamity
glory written on the faces of ants
they have found a home
yet in the other dark crack is a rat
worried about the impending fate
in case the pillar is pronounced late
Then the earth sonorously quakes
the wheels of wind roll
like the rapid blood flow from the gallows
Darkest clouds in rage converge
In the background pounding ambiances heard
Sober minds and sombre moods pass the time
Thunder cracks, and the pillar is down kissing mother earth
Copyright © Gilbert Mapengo-Mwanguku | Year Posted 2013
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