NIGER DELTA THE TREASURE BASE THE MOURNING REGION ( DESERT OF PEACE ) ; Oki Tony

NIGER DELTA
THE TREASURE BASE
THE MOURNING REGION
( DESERT OF PEACE )
Spirit chained to muddy earth like beetles
Bodies wallowed in proud waters
Souls overwhelmed by morning tears
From shrivelling eyes of widows
Orphans at the mercy of the
Cruel whirlwind in this desert
Baskets for the harvest filled with maggots
Fishnets for brave waters are broken wailing about the pain of hunger
Tongues decayed in silence
Death like an hired assassin
Shattered bravery in men
I gnawed at my yearning hope
Saluted every passer by recognition and pity
Yet no one waved back to my salutation
They created a desert and called it peace
Grief wrapped our souls
And bewildered our sunlight
Like sheep we matched to be slaughtered
Left alone orphans and widows to mourn
They created a desert and called it peace
Niger Delta the treasure base----The mourning region
Comr Oki Tony