The war has long been over
Yet the battle rages on
Like virulent phages on a clover
The captives have all been freed
Our children keep needing their heroes
Our backs keep kneading the linens
Our arms keep pleading for warmth
Our husbands keep speeding away from home
They have found new love in hate
Campaigning for more combats
They have chosen the art of protests
Fighting to resurrect the conflicts
They’re ensnared by mental armory
And fences they raised in their heads
They breed a pride of defiance
And though the war be over
The freed decline to be unyoked
The children are yearning for heroes
Our backs are cold from waiting
© GBOLABO ADETUNJI/ AYOKA
image link photo credit protests
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Very strong words, lovely reading 🎅🏻
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Thank you Elaine. Your feedback made my day!
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Your very welcome 😉
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Very powerful words containing a lot of truth. -Fallen
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Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your comment.
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I appreciate your follow 🙂
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Your words in this post were great!
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Thank you for reading. I appreciate your kind words. Have a great day!
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You too!
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Sometimes I’m afraid I’m not doing enough, pressured not only by government but by those that virulently react to its impositions. Hmm. I’ll just decide in the end to be at home with my daughters and learn the hard way about love and sacrifice and how to be alive and present. It may not be so inspiring to the overbearing and emphatic, but nothing else quite like it strengthens the soul and affirms the spirit.
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Things might not always go as we envisage but strength comes from cracking the hard nuts of life. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Have a lovely day!
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Thank you for reading and liking my post. You’re one of my biggest supporters and I really appreciate you!
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I do appreciate you as well. Thank you for always checking-in and all the kind comments you leave here. Have a beautiful day! ❤
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You’re welcome and thank you as well. You are definitely one of my biggest supporters and i always appreciate your kind words. I hope you left a comment under my new post! 💗💗
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Wow… this poem brought back the images I saw recently from the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, about people needing heroes and choosing protest and having to sacrifice so much. Impactful words. Thank you. ~ P ~
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You just nailed it ! Thank you so much for taking time to read and dissect. Have a wonderful day!
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You too! Great to be on the same page.
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Really powerful! I was hooked from his line forward: “Like virulent phages on a clover”.
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Great.. You’ve got a kind soul through which these words come out..
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