Desert Poem by SylvaOnyema (SUPER.T) Ubah

Desert



Flowers blossom
Tomorrow withers

Ripe pawpaw
Turns sour
Foamy fingers
Become stone

Dangling modifiers like banana
Fall to the ground

Voice crack
Like dead engine

Worshipers run to Babylon.

Desert
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: aging
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The poet sounds the inevitable drumbeats of aging and growing old.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sylvaonyema Uba 18 December 2016

Voice crack Like dead engin The poet uses the above expression to illustrate aging, dryness and decay.

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Sylvaonyema Uba 02 November 2016

This is a poem of aging and decay.

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