My Pen bleeds ink that heals abyssal hearts

Which owe expression for souls 

Whose voices were stolen 

By wild tongues soaked in the rills of violence

By hands baked for the devil’s daily outings, 

By hearts darker than deadly hours. 

Let me write a poem 

On walls casted upon the earth, 

To breed hopes like stars 

When the moon 

And other galaxies are oppressed.

Let me write a poem 

On mountains and hills 

That peg the earth to stand still 

Till the next here in a great sphere,

That will amaze Shakespeare.

Let me write a poem 

On the bark of trees,

To give pain a calming comfort 

And sorrow a lovely happiness,

Under the cool shade of a dancing shadow.

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Abdul Hadi Haleemah is a Nigerian Writer and a lover of art. She is studying Pasture Agronomy in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. She finds solitude appealing and write on diverse themes. You can reach her on Instagram @abdulhadihaleemah

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