Best Liberian Poems
Liberian SkyHarsh is the wind of Sahara,
Serrated by grains of dusty sands,
Stripping flesh from the bones of the dead,
Kalishnikovs gripped in their skeleton hands.
Child-soldiers trained as assassins,
Magazines slotted in like building blocks,
Smooth as silk, this gun never jams,
It musically clicks as the catch unlocks.
Itchy were the...
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Categories:
liberian, history, people, places, sad,
Form:
Verse
Liberian Civil War PrayerIt was a time of great and exalting excitement,
Until the country was again up in arms and agitation.
The war was on,
Indeed tough and elusive,
Era has made it way;
The melody of birds singing in the trees,
Had been converted to the rhymes of guns and violence.
Faces begun...
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Categories:
liberian, abuse, anger, care, child,
Form:
Ballad
Liberian GirlIf beauty was a person, it would certainly be a Liberian girl
Behind those dark clouds, she is an angel yet to be seen
Her smooth natural skin resembles the red earth
Her lip is a place where sleeping dogs lie to appease themselves
Her eyes...
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Categories:
liberian, 12th grade, 9th grade,
Form:
Free verse