Conscience Poem by nadia abduljabbar

Conscience



Every time I give,
I get instead
Of a hug,
Or a kiss,
A slap on the face,
A hit on the head,
A stab in the back,
Thus to live,
I turn my back
To the living
Like a defeated king.
Why is this?
Because the human conscience
Is dead.


London,

11March,2002

(Women with Wings)

Published in poemhunter on

15 April,2013

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