#yugoslavia
Suspected of attack
On fascist Graziani
He was in house arrest
As the case was with
Suspects the rest.
A prisoner of war
Then via Somalia
He was sent to Rome
Found a black lion
If left at home.
Together with
A prison inmate
From Yugoslavia
Called Julio
He made a rope
Out of a blanket
The reason
To descend down
And escape
From a tower prison.
In a show of contempt
Defying officials' attempt
To smoke out a fugitive
On the hide
The two at eventide
Returned to open fire
And attack guards
To set free prisoners
Indeed, victory was
On their side.
Leading partisans
Abdissa made it his duty
To gruel fascists
With insurgent activity.
What was the outcome?
Parallel to the allied forces
When he entered Rome
With Ethiopia's tricolor
Around his wrist
He was accorded
A warm welcome.
Then he turned his face
To allied-forces'-
'For Berlin' race
In rooting out **** troops
He spurred the pace!
Asked to stay in Europe
He said shalom
"Home sweet home!
As written on the bible
Can an Ethiopian change
His skin
or a leopard its spots?
Doing so
Will it not be a sin?"
The unsung hero
Returned to Addis
Turning Fascist and Nazis'
Wild dreams to zero!
Sep 11, 2020
Sep 11, 2020 at 11:53 PM UTC
I drank too much wine
the evening before
trying to chat up
one of the Serbian
waitresses
in the restaurant
at the hotel.
The morning came
and I was out of salts.
Serves you right
Abela said
chatting up that girl
she only understands
enough English
to get the orders
and say thank you
and such.
Not so loud
I said
my head is fragile.
Abela was unsmiling
I'd slept on the sofa
while she slept
in the big bed.
I just couldn't face
being in bed with her
feeling as I did.
You missed
great ***
last night
she said
I could have made it
a twosome.
Sorry about that
I mumbled.
I'm going
on the tour
you can stay here
she said moodily.
Sure enjoy
I said.
Someone
was drumming
inside my head.
She looked at me
then came and kissed
my forehead.
Hope you feel better
when I am back
she said
and looking at herself
in the dressing table mirror
went out the door
and closed it
with a click.
I lay there
on the sofa
feeling a big yuk
and sick.
Aug 2, 2017
Aug 2, 2017 at 3:46 AM UTC