Must The Children Die?

 

Behold

The root envies the flowers

For their sweet nectar attracts

Butterflies and bees

While the ALMIGHTY root is buried in the

Dark hot earth.

 

The stars are in trouble

Because they are praised for

The brightness and beauty of heaven

While MOTHER heaven remains unnoticed.

 

The children are crying

Because the are rebuked for daring to

Outshine their fathers and forefathers.

 

NOW,

The flowers must wither

For the root has stopped the passage of water

The stars must die

For heaven refuses them a place of home

The children must die!

Their fathers have pronounced.

By Cletus Ukpong