Austyn Chimbuoyim Poems

Behold, I sever the chains that lay siege.
With peace I come in the crimson cloak of violence
To herald the times, what cheers I hear!
From the jeering voice of man so beaten and down;
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Who wields the sword that pierces Thee?
To whom is Thy Soul's within shown?
Pain or pleasure, which rocks Thy heart,
From the violent thrust by hand unknown?
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To God it Cried
Abel's blood for vengeance.
For justice theirs cry
Much louder than his.
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With the appearance of light comes shadow
Yet the real remains unchanged.
Though far from reality, it tells of the reality of the real.
Assume the world without shadows
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O citadel once great!
Magnificient, you stood glorious
Heaven's birds on you perched
As they sing to your maker.
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There was a country
Whether idea or real,
I know not, God knows
Claims say it was sovereign
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Down the memory lane
I made a promise
Come sun, come rain
This I will not miss
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How many tears will there be
When I'm no more?
How many heads will be bent
When I'm gone?
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At a point not known
The beginning I may never know
Alienated to the ‘alien soil’
From my home, the reality that be
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Through the coast they came
Across the Atlantic they sailed
With them was God, their book
yet our wealth enticed more
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