Hyenas
These birds that fly over your country.
They came to see your black hearts.
They came to see stuffed pockets.
That gets bigger and bigger
With every drop of blood.
Shame. Will be with you.
When one of those birds point at you.
Shame will only be with you.
When your black heart will be the cause of someone else's death.
Your luxurious life.
These hyenas, you listen to.
They will come to eat you too.
They hyenas who pay you will come to your throats too.
Stay silent today.
Tomorrow, no one will speak for you either.
Stay silent and stuff your pockets.
Tomorrow you will pay the price.
Tomorrow, you will be another piece of meat for them to eat.
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Written on November 09, 2023
Submitted by Huddiq375 on November 09, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 651 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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