KWEE Liberian Literary Magazine Jan. Iss. Vol. 0115 May Issue Vol. 0515 | Page 55

Liberian Literary Magazine

Promoting Liberian literature, Arts and Culture

The teacher won’t bulge to mark the red
on the report card
The opponent only aims to bring you
down and wins it all
The cab driver will exploit you and think
little of your situation
The person loved so much could be the
game you never win
No Guilty Conscience
The police will thrash you without the
single feeling of mercy
The torrent will pour down tougher
without any consideration
The sun blazes and thinks little of the
warmth suffocating you
The heart beats the minds, the body
chills, the feet itches
The friends won’t mind if you fall whilst
they make some gains
No Guilty Conscience

In the wake of terrorism
The dawn of hate
In the midst of racism
Agony widens his gate.
Each day a wailing sound
Every moment a deepening ground
Now and then we are bound
Going round, coming around.
Peace runs far and far
Unity stumbles and staggers
Peace crosses the bar
Unity fumbles and wobbles.
The chord tears severally
Our love dies steady
Freedom rebels angrily
People die already.

© Varney Glean–

Varney is a Liberian emerging poet. His
pieces are featured in the Daily Observer
and other national and international
platforms

Ngosi Osuoha
BUNDLE OF FATE
.

In the hand of fate
We live fresh and raw
A life without date
And a world of no law.

Ngosi is a Nigerian emerging poet and a
contributor to KWEE, her poems have been
published
in
several
international
anthologies, on literary magazines and
journals. She is currently working on her first
poetry book.

We see the rate
Which we fight war
All gone and late
No finger, no claw.

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