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October 16, 2017
Fiction

1st Place Winner Blankpaperz Intern Contest: Precious Umo

1st Place Winner Blankpaperz Intern Contest: Precious Umo
October 16, 2017
Fiction

FOR THE NIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF TERRORS

 

We toiled in the brightness of the day

Under the scorching sun and rain

ensuring our hands were busy but clean

To make returns to the family we bore

but while men slept

They trippled our efforts

With activities that eyes nor ears could fathom

 

It’s true some of us also toiled the night

For the job demanded thus

Yet our hands were pure and uncompromising

But while men slept

They took to their guns and ammunitions

Swift as the wind into homes they went

For there their businesses laid

 

We conceived and brought forth on the same morning

The day which marked an end to our months of discomfort and travail

For our rewards we held in our hands

Grateful for the pains we went through

For on our laps the objects of our joy laid

But while men slept

Our joys were snatched and exchanged

We were family related through His blood

We enjoyed the times of fellowship

A time to renew our love bond

Bringing our sacrifices of praise as a sweet savour

But while men slept

They also gathered with sacrifices too

This time of blood and body parts

For the night seemed a shield

 

A lot to say but the words run out

Our fears intensify for the night looms

Nightmares, night walkers, dreams shattered

Uncertainties lay

And while we live our lives

We take heed,

For the night is dark and full of terror

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