Sudan

by Yewande Adebowale

Yusuf Yassir

Sudan; We have heard of your tales of woe, the blood bath of dead bodies at the Nile and of the violation of your little girls

we have heard of the reckless crimes against humanity perpetuated within your walls and the excesses within your borders as freedom eludes you

we have heard your cries against injustice the slaughtering of protesters as cows in an abattoir the crushing of bones under military jackboots and the coup d’état that saw many heads roll

your prayers and moans have not gone unheard and they will never go unanswered we stand as one we fight as one against the resistance

Stay strong Sudan the youngest in our clan help is on its way for your cries have been heard

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Yewande Adebowale is a Nigerian poet and author of two books of poetry. She lives in and writes from the city of Lagos.