A time came when the cricket <br />Made its unpleasant sound <br />When stars became visible <br />And their faint lights could be seen <br />When moon shed tears of blood <br /> <br />Songs of war echoed from the south <br />Hitting their weapons on every tree <br />It terrified me hearing sound of their feet <br />As it touched the ground <br />Their brothers were slaughtered <br />Their palms stained with their father’s blood <br /> <br />They screamed with pleasure <br />After beheading a brother <br />Wondered me where such sounds roared <br />Voices of old men wailing ran to me in fright <br />Then I knew blood was flowing <br /> <br />Flames of burning huts became proud of their lights <br />Finally I got that answer <br />Whose house would be the nest to be burnt <br />When families have been rendered homeless <br /> <br />My heart ran away; I couldn't find it <br />Then I prayed for dawn to arrive quickly <br />But crickets made their unpleasant sound <br />While moon shed tears of blood <br />What a cold night I will never forget in Warri<br /><br />NDIDI UBOGU<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-cold-night-in-warri/
