From outside comes sounds
Of cutlass cutting into a tree's skin..
Chaa... Chaa... Chaa...
For God knows how long.
Little timbers falling With mighty unheard sounds.
Creeping little things Run for dear lives.
Cha... Cha... Chaa.
God knows where to.
Is the tree's name a
stranger to this man?
Does it matter?
Does he know the harm
caused to other living beings?
Does he care?
No, no matter.
Once he feels not
their pain,
No allowance of care
Could sneak into his untamed heart.
Oh life....
Look how unfair you
could be.
While one gains here
Another loses there.
Oh dear!
Why are you this cruel?
Until when shall your
bosom blossom with mercy?
When?
---Fampah Coyish
& Abotreh---
Evans Owusu Kissi is a Ghanaian poet with pen name Abotreh which means patience in Twi-one of the Ghanaian dialects.
We have done some collaborations together , and this is our second work done together.
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