Darkness Poem by Devi Beaver

Darkness
It sweeps over the land
Incasing and enveloping
Everything
In a blanket of darkness
Noone makes a sound
U can hear the
Steady beat of the
Drums as the
People march on
They march to be free
To be free of
Opression
To be free of racism
And hate
You can hear them
Chant as they march
These people come
From all walks of life
Some are rich some
Are poor
Young or old
Male or female
Black or white
They don't give a damn
What religion u r
Nor what u look like
Everyone is a person
No matter what
Race
Religion
Gender
They march on as the
Dark sweeps across their homes
A heavy silence
Envolopes them all
They want to leave this place
No birds sing
This is a place with no hope
But with plentiful of
Hunger
Famine
Disease
War
No one is safe
No one can avoid it
The rich loose people close to them, as do the poor
They all band together to
Avoid the darkness
Finally they are safe
Safe because they joined together.
A divided people became one.