For all the 36 States of Pocket Violence by Adesokan Babatunde Walliyullah
Adesokan Babatunde Walliyullah writes political violence in the African country of Nigeria.
In Kaduna, maybe in Benue
Bodies explode
A whole ocean of blood sluicing
down west, down east
A fume of ashes eclipses the
Raising sun, and,
To the grief of man, a blood moon
Fresh news breaks down the dead
& counts the heads of
Those whisked away like cattle
The pride stays behind, soul begging
In teary pools, degraded into
People without a government.
To the neonate, grief is a birthright
& this nation an ash tray where
Chain smokers break off the ember
Of violence
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