Red River

Things fall apart
An exaggeration

not Achebe’s book

What I mean to say is

When I hear Mother Nature’s
soundless steps

I’m no longer at ease

I get irritated
Annoyed

In short,

an endless string of emotions

stirs my entire being
For few days
I’m a different person
With no proper control
of my emotions

From the

Unsmiling face

Strained movements

Stiff steps

you can tell

the pain has started

And

through the open gates

the Red river

flows

freely…

Muhsinat Kamardeen