They all fall down

They all fall down

A Poem by Tomi

Blood everywhere, blood everywhere
Hope? peace? please, is there love anywhere?
Blood everywhere, blood everywhere
They pray, they ask is there joy anywhere

Ashes, ashes, dust, ashes
death everywhere,they bury their dead
dust, dust, another one bites the dust
Mother, daughter, murdered, slaughtered

The departed, faithful and unfaithful
Bereft of life, never to love, never to know
bereft of love, bereft of Joy
they rest in peace, burried in pieces

Ring a Ring O' Roses, they sang
Streets full of corpses, they sing
Ashes, ashes, gun shots and bomb blasts
They all fall down, they all fall down




© 2012 Tomi


Author's Note

Tomi
Partly inspired by the Violence in Nothern Nigeria. RIP to the Departed

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I love how you incorporated a child's rhyme (which was apparently originally about the Bubonic Plague) it gives it a beautiful innocence which is juxtaposed with the harsh reality of what it is really about.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Tomi

12 Years Ago

Thank you :)
This is another one of your good pieces, keep on writing!

Posted 12 Years Ago


wow I really like and enjoyed this poem! :) great job

Posted 12 Years Ago


Tomi

12 Years Ago

thank You :)
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This is very intense. I am truly sorry that you have to deal with this in Nigeria. Human beings make me sick to my stomach, and I believe in this poem, you displayed that very ugliness here. My favorite line would be "they rest in peace, burried in pieces". As soon as I read this line, It caught my attention immediately. Great write, Tomi, keep your head up brother.

-Cord

Posted 12 Years Ago


Tomi

12 Years Ago

Thanks a whole lot! :)
my goodness - what a powerful blow you have wrapped into this short poem. Bravo, well done.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Tomi

12 Years Ago

Thank You :)
A very sad poem. So much useless killing everywhere. Hard to understand why people can kill people without thoughts. I pray for sanity in our world. The good people must stand up and be counted for before it is too late. Thank you for the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

Posted 12 Years Ago


I love the realist view you have here, how relentless the world can get, how the pain manages to claw through to such extent that even the departed souls find no peace. Your style of writing kept me hooked on till the end, with an easy flow and intense meaning. Keep writing.

Posted 12 Years Ago


I love this piece, they is so much pain in it, the result of a war only profit the politician and the capitalist at the cost of poor citizen who gave them that power... a power piece inspiring.

Posted 12 Years Ago


beautiful ......good job

Posted 12 Years Ago


A masterpiece. Love the chant feel of this piece. Thanks for writing this.
Nearly lost someone to boko haram. GODSAVENIGERIA

Posted 12 Years Ago


Tomi

12 Years Ago

Yes oo GODSAVENIGERIA indeed! All we can do is Hope and Have faith! thank you for reading this :)

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