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On the strings Binding mortals together, you lay your dagger And set apart, The centre that holds us together… You set Our household in despair And unending Tears and sorrows, you fill our souls and hearts with... You are... Yes, a silent murderer, surely, you are: You invade the joy that fills The household of mortality and leave endless mourning songs on our tongues... In your presence, Where is the refuge of mortality? In your eyes, What is the value of mortality’s breath on this earth? From nowhere You have stepped your feet in our territory Draining breaths And raiding souls...alas, you plant the seed of fear in our hearts... You fill Our thoughts with forts of weary And crush Our hearts with dagger of fatality… You set Deafening quake and pains in our souls And wane the survival Of mankind on this shore with your arrival… Ebola— You, innocent faced murderer Who has found A niche in the home of strong-but-weak mortals... Ebola, Many you have set on that Voyage Of No Return¬¬— Their wails, alas, We hear in the silent night as their bloods smell on your arms… You are A scare to our existence For life is death And death is life with the arrival of your presence… Ebola, You’re but, a thief of souls... Murderer! Ebola, O’ yes, you are a silent ****** You are The silent murderer reaping our souls and setting down our household— You are the murderer Yet, feared to be approached by even the 'mighties'… You are An unseen beast; you’re a barbaric stranger... You are but, A silent murderer in our home... We wholly Hate you from the depth of our souls— Dark or white, Ebola, yes, we truly all hate you! Oswald Okaitei (World Poetry Theatre Ambassador from Ghana Project) From WHISPERS OF A HEART (C) 2014
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Oct 30, 2014
Oct 30, 2014 at 10:23 AM UTC
oswald-okaitei
EBOLA; THE SILENT MURDERER
On the strings Binding mortals together, you lay your dagger And set apart, The centre that holds us together… You set Our household in despair And unending Tears and sorrows, you fill our souls and hearts with... You are... Yes, a silent murderer, surely, you are: You invade the joy that fills The household of mortality and leave endless mourning songs on our tongues... In your presence, Where is the refuge of mortality? In your eyes, What is the value of mortality’s breath on this earth? From nowhere You have stepped your feet in our territory Draining breaths And raiding souls...alas, you plant the seed of fear in our hearts... You fill Our thoughts with forts of weary And crush Our hearts with dagger of fatality… You set Deafening quake and pains in our souls And wane the survival Of mankind on this shore with your arrival… Ebola— You, innocent faced murderer Who has found A niche in the home of strong-but-weak mortals... Ebola, Many you have set on that Voyage Of No Return¬¬— Their wails, alas, We hear in the silent night as their bloods smell on your arms… You are A scare to our existence For life is death And death is life with the arrival of your presence… Ebola, You’re but, a thief of souls... Murderer! Ebola, O’ yes, you are a silent ****** You are The silent murderer reaping our souls and setting down our household— You are the murderer Yet, feared to be approached by even the 'mighties'… You are An unseen beast; you’re a barbaric stranger... You are but, A silent murderer in our home... We wholly Hate you from the depth of our souls— Dark or white, Ebola, yes, we truly all hate you! Oswald Okaitei (World Poetry Theatre Ambassador from Ghana Project) From WHISPERS OF A HEART (C) 2014
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