In The News Again
Allahu Akbar, she cried,
Allahu Akbar.
Why do they to us?
We are civilians here.
Allahu Akbar, she cried,
Allahu Akbar –
There’s no military here,
We are simple civilians here.
She bursts into crying –
Fists full on flying.
Destroy all their houses,
Revenge The Devil’s spouses.
But Allahu Akbar, she cried,
Where is thou? she screamed.
Then a schizophrenic moment:
They sharply cut the scene,
To report on Sport –
Athlete crashes to the ground.
She can fill a bucket –
Commercially it damaged her:
She cried, she cried,
Olympic dream died.
When broadcasters flip it this way
It’s like Jekyll, like Hyde.
Another Poem by Skendong Laid Bare: Ancient Prophesy, Epic Conflict and Destiny
Wauw. This gave me the shivers. What a twist at the ending of the poem, totally unexpected.
Very powerful, nicely written.