The night hurt like never before
the screams killed as they always did
and fear destroyed as usual
but I sat there watching
as the red moon made the clouds ******
the ****** clouds gave way to the lava
and the lava fed on their appealing flesh
the flesh that wasn’t like mine
But I sat there watching
hoping it won’t be over soon
for the first time I knew what happiness was
and they knew how it felt
                                                    
                                           Rakewa Atieno