By Chidi Anthony Opara
I hear again
The chants
Of the "happy birthday" chanters.
I hear again
The clicking of wine cups
And the munching of morsels.
I hear also
The agonies of humans
Chained.
I hear also
The rumbles of empty stomachs
And the grumbles
Of the good gods.
More short poems on: www.fragmentsofpoeticthoughts.blogspot.com
(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved)
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