In A Single Decade Poem by Sylvia Chidi

In a single decade
I wrote this today
I was feeling this way
I am saddened
I am hardened

In a single decade
Millions of laws have been made
In a single decade
Trillions of chickens have been laid
In a single decade
So many farewells have been bade
In a single decade
Trillion of salaries have been paid
In a single decade
Have you ever seen a mermaid?
In a single decade
You walk around places still afraid

We witness the joys of bridesmaids
And experience the light and its shade
While the farmers no longer need hoes and spades
There is a technological blockade as human values degrade

In a single decade
Have we made progress as a human race?
We still have to tie our shoe lace
And walk around with a slow or fast pace
We have still not learnt to fly
But for real, we still continue to cry!

Copyright 2019 - Lovina Sylvia Chidi