by Marion Akinyi Ochieng | |
Published on: Sep 5, 2005 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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Terror of Death Screams of women everywhere, Cries of children as men run allover Then barks, moos, meows and hoots Trouble is knocking, everyone’s scared, Then a sudden silence. Laughter’s, unbreakable Music all over, men and women dancing, Sounds of glasses as people ‘cheers’, Alcohol’s like water, quenching thirst, All of a sudden, screams, then fear conquers Then a sudden silence. Yes it’s the terror of death, The poor fear it as the rich Alcohol too, evaporates bringing reality, The animals know it, They know its time, time to die Then a sudden silence « return. |