Shredded Nation Poem by Chol Abraham Clei

Shredded Nation



Arise, oh shredded nation, Reform oh motherland.
How I beseech your affection, oh! , How I long to die in your arms. Or kill for your sake

My sunken heart swirl low, in a rheumatic pain of hustle in the dazzle of your beauty.
Oh! How I hate my countrymen, the obvious ones

Reform oh shredded nation
For your firstborns were beasts, they have chewed you astride
Reform oh motherland Sudan,
Meek and diligent, you embrace your womb, and bring forth a generation

Know your enemies oh shredded nation, to them your shame,
A generation that rape their mothers, and burry their sons in a mass grave
When they come back, to apologize, you I'll be too old to remember
Or gone oh shredded nation

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I watched as the country grapple with the results of war that erupted in December 2013. I was part of the war but I had my own observation about the causes of war and both short term and long term consequences, I knew things will not be the same again. I could not speak out so I talk to the pages
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 29 December 2021

Heartfelt patriotic piece written with conviction. Brave utterances set aside for deep reflective thought. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched....

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