THE CHAIN DRAGS

distorted foot print tracks 

multiple stamp on the bloody Mother Earth 

peeled flesh litters the ground in parkour 

souls exiting bodies before call time 

in a straight file we marched in chains

our cries rend the skies 

the gods must have been on vacations 

or fascinated by captor’s skin color 

amidst the torment and torture we sang 

songs of rescue and bitterness as the chain drags

believing the heavens will open and our savior will descend to our aid

such a hopeless hope we clutched on to 

sun scourging, skin burning

chain drags as she languishes in my front 

an already heavy pregnant woman

bounded in the same chain right at my front 

despite her cries for labour

she remained ignored and tortured still 

flogged still to pace up anytime she slows down 

her tummy, so bulged and ready to pop 

the more she groans, the more she’s been whipped 

till she couldn’t take it anymore

she halted, squat and labored in dire pain

all eyes were on her

you dare not run to assist her

that may be your last earthly race 

sweats dripping hard, her face already red in pains  

in no time, the baby pops out and fell to the ground 

they cut off the unbiblical and push her back in line

with a hard kick, they sent it flying 

the innocent baby rolled down the hill

tears was never enough on everyone’s eyes 

journey continues as she staggers 

walking wobbly as her bleeding never stops

in few kilometers, she passed out 

her body abandoned by the road side to die 

without remorse, without humanity 

we were catered away without pity 

never to return 

never to see our motherland again 

@talk2leigh

7:16pm

22 Nov 2022