by Salisu Suleiman | |
Published on: Nov 23, 2006 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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All some wanted was a bit of sun All some wanted was a bit of life All some wanted was a little of life’s sun All some wanted was to be part of life Nobody wanted a cold cruel tsunami It came from the source of life From deep within the earth’s soul Its mission was to kill all life It crushed all with a heartless soul It was a cold cruel tsunami They came from grey lands to catch a tan They came, child, woman and man And became victims in a wave of death That killed and crushed all within its breath It was nature’s own ballistic tsunami It did not speak the language of children It did not understand the language of men All it spoke was the tongue of death And echoed from a deep depth It was nature’s moment of temporary insanity Life, homes, plant, all fodder For nature’s own mass murder For which there will be no convict For nature’s crime has no precinct It was a tsunami from the eastern sea Prodigal nature took so many away Just to force a bit of kindness within And humble so many haughty and astray To show that even metal hearts be by love smitten But the billions will be of no use to the dead « return. |