In The Walk Of Us On This Thorny Earth Poem by Emmanuel George Cefai

In the walk of us on this thorny earth
The plains hurt us
The hills giddy us
The vales annoy us
The streams deafen us
The cascades deafen us
The light blinds us
The thunder shakes us
The night numbs us
The seasons age us
The Dawn wakes us!


On this black Earth that hits
Our naked feet with thorns
That hits our naked feet with jutting rocks
This Earth is raw, yes, raw
And savage
But She be sincere:
And in that sincerity she hurts us
Thereby she teaches us and points
How suffering must be to save us
Somewhat.