War by Jayeola Baliqis Lolade

War

I can still remember
the sound of war
the panic in the voice of men
the fear that got many killed
the sound of the drum of war.

I can still remember
the sound of running horses
the sound of angry waveS
that split the moving boats
and killed many soldiers.

I can still remember
the voices of little children
that ran and pleaded for mercy
but still got killed
by the beast of men.

I can still remember
the sound of guns
and the clinging of swords
that killed and beheaded many.

I can still remember
the cry of women
who lost children
and husband
during the war.

I can still remember
a lot of faces
that floated on the river
after dying coldly
without glory or honour.

I can still remember
the fear and horrors
the bleats of goats and sheep
the claws of kitten
and d sound of angry birds
that cried in pains.

I can still remember
the voices of soldiers
that said, "all men shall die"
but they were still afraid of death
because no man is strong enough
to laugh in front of swords
and guns, the angels of death.

I can still remember
the next morning after the war
houses were still burning
with the aid of winds,
blood still flow.

I can still remember
how men were slaughtered
women and girls were raped
animals were butchered.

the survivors were left with nothing
but pains of eternity
the agony, sorrows
and tears that can't stop coming
the survivors can never
forget the sounds of that war

Jayeola Baliqis Lolade

Jayeola Baliqis Lolade is a Nigerian female writer. She was born on 4th of September 1994 in Ibadan,the capital of Oyo state. She developed writing skill at a tender age and has written scores of poetry few of which are published on this website. Her works are greatly influenced by works of Wole Soyinka, J.P. Clark and other young writers such Rasaq Maleeq and Joseph Ibikunle.