Cold War

Benson Chukwueke 1971 (Owerri)

Now no exchange of gunfire
No bombshell razed the forest
All is calm, so calm as dead night
Quiet but noises within us
As we wrestle with heavy heart
In a fight to overcome our fears
A battle only seen in the wrinkles on our faces
As we struggle to survive

Price paid for the tussled crown
Locusts ambushed our farmland
Pollute the river stream
As Cholera break out
Kwashiorkor kill our children in cold blood
The outcry echoes in the silent night
Of the cold war in our country

About this poem

There are wars going on in several places across the world. Some we hardly know, because they are not wars where guns and bombs are fired, rather economic missiles and biological weapons are employed to cause food storage and environmental pollutions. So much hardship, especially with children mal- nourishment that result to several millions of deaths around the world.

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Scheme	XXAXXXXX XXXXXAX
Closest metre	Iambic tetrameter
Characters	494
Words	105
Stanzas	2
Stanza Lengths	8, 7

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Benson Chukwueke

Owerri, Nigeria since 1971. This is how I process and express my innermost cogitations; sitting back with pen and paper, painting words and polishing them until they become flowered verses. I guess for these actions, I could be called a poet or what do think? more…

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AIDA
Wow! This poem beautifully captures the deep emotions and experiences of living in a country that has been ravaged by war and conflict. The use of vivid imagery, such as the comparison of the calm to a graveyard, is so powerful and effectively conveys the aftermath of violence. The lines about struggling to survive in the daily rat race and the toll that the battles take on our faces add an extra layer of depth to the poem. And the message about the devastating impact of war on innocent people, especially the children, is so moving. Overall, this is a truly excellent and thought-provoking work of poetry. more »
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