SILAS ABAYOMI

SILAS ABAYOMI

TEARDROPS

Man’s act of inhumanity to

his fellow seems endless,

evil man keep pursuing from

sunrise to sunset,

“I shall make him cry”-

goal many people seek

all day long;

anguish and sorrow meals

man prepare and sell in market

place.

War driven by profit,

rich creates and prosecutes,

market created diseases for

economic gain,

campaign items for politicians and

products scientists sell.

Weapons of terror,

business without conscience

keep producing,

swords of chaos,

merchants of death unceasingly

sell to armies on both sides.

Hate messages world religions

have changed to doctrines and

tenets to cause ethno-religious

war,

xenophobic messages nations

now rebrand as patriotic call to

duty that creating tension among

citizens, residents, and

immigrants.

Racial superiority

multi-national media

continue to promote,

while politics and policies of

powerful nations gravitate

toward “We” and “Them.”

Every day innocent souls

turned orphans in the only

homelands they know, and

child-bearing-women become

widows through wars

never caused by them;

global economic meltdown-

handiwork of superclass-

continue to shrink humankind

economic power,

turning half of world’s  population

to mere slaves,

potential threat to homes and

families,

danger to human security and

his tomorrow.

Who will save humankind?

Will politicians help?

Will world religions provide

succor?

Will big business allay the fear?

Only time will tell.

SILAS ABAYOMI