From the collection No More Betrayals
Those streets lining
Remembrances of timeless sweetness, are
Now lined with our commingled corpses.
Those trees holding
Etches of timeless commitments,
Now no more than ash.
Laughter shared by the pure-hearted
Budding-buddies of lifetimes past and present
Now muted forever by the drums of war.
Brotherhood fused in fields of play,
Nurtured in shared pasture lands,
Now torn asunder by the supremacy of creed (greed).
Marriages consecrated in exchanges of sacred cattle,
Cemented through precious gifts of daughters,
Seeding nations united by blood;
Betrayed?!
Remember the laughter,
Once inspired by innocence,
Now spoiled by greed (creed).
Remember “Friends Forever,”
Once etched in hearts,
Now blinded by hate.
Remember sacred life unions,
Once perpetuated in blood,
Now shed by revenge.
No More Betrayals.
No More Betrayals.
No More Betrayals.
Apuk Ayuel Mayen 