A Party in The Empty
written by: Emmanuel Papa Quansah
@_Sagalin
Moonlight, empty street,
a hungry wretched rat
tiptoes across,
swings into a giant choked gutter
to find scraps to feed.
First, crushes a shiny tiny bullet,
Dismayed!
Turns left,
meet a banquet of chipped skulls,
Relieved!
Turns right,
served a feast of chopped limbs,
Thrilled!
A party in the empty street.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
The idea of this poem is to communicate the effect of wars. It advises that other means should be adopted to settle disputes instead of arms or wars.
Emmanuel Papa Quansah is a Ghanaian poet based in Takoradi, Ghana. He enjoys writing and holds a bachelor’s degree in Art Education (English and History) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Papa believes in making the world a better place through poetry. Some of his collections can be found on ALLPOETRY, Kalahari Review, etc.
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