Robert Abok Poems

Daughter of my womb
You've stabbed my heart so bad
You've killed the bearer of your life
Daughter of my womb am dying
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I know they won't but you will,
I know they may forget but I won't,
When it rises I will be waiting,
Onto my bed as it sets I will retire hoping.
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Light shows as out darkness wears,
And she cannot bear it so she tears,
Weeping for a generation instilled with fears,
Trembles and uncertainties of what the day bears.
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That can't change, it still won't change,
For it's the reason I've opted for this page,
Trusting may be hard, for we are humans who age,
And daily we grow to forget the war we vowed to wage.
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Thinking through the theft that thinned thee,
Beyond belief, beaming betrayal in your eyes,
Yum yum were the sweet lies he told thee,
Smiling was all you did till now that you regret.
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Never had it occurred to me
That I would feel this way about anyone
Till now, I had never thought that you would ruin me
Make me shameless in the midst of my people
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A thought of you creates confusion,
A memory of you records no vision,
And these pictures and images keep flashing,
And I know not which to accept as the right person.
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This is a letter to some member
Someone listening and is a member of my gender,
We've received news of your atrocities
Not only in mine but in many other societies
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We do not understand that we are denying the truth
We do not understand that we are accepting the lie
We fail to notice how fast we erode ourselves
We do not understand that our local is exchanged for the foreign
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When the society is growing,
Expanding its banks like never before.
You aught to let the people know.
Let them know of the skills you posses,
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