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South Sudanese in the Graves

I write to you with a broken heart.

O, my motherland, South Sudan,

Once you were the house of love,

Now ragged and filled with hatred.

 

Once you were the centre of unity,

But now the creator of disunity.

You were once the mother of orphans,

But now the murder of the orphans.

 

Remember your past self,

The year you were born,

Your pregnancy, the years you conceived,

Your birth pains, the moment you were born.

 

Voices in the graves call out,

Echoes of tears across the rivers,

Whispers of regret on the mountaintops.

Listen to the messenger of the gone.

 

Fold your hands, bow your heads,

Take a cup of water, sip a little.

Time is running out, sorrow is bleeding,

Rivers swollen, spitting out every bone.

 

Needless pains, orphans and widows mourn,

Retelling the curse on their loved ones

What a case to take revenge, but

A call to peace, a call to heal.


Ayella John Bosco

Writer, Critic and Teacher

THE INTENDED MESSAGE:   

This Poem laments the loss of unity, love, and peace in South Sudan, while urging reflection on the past and its impact on the present. The poem encourages healing, peace, and an end to suffering, particularly for vulnerable groups like orphans and widows.

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  1. Anonymous5 June 2025 at 13:56

    Oh God,will our leaders have a listening ear and hear our cries for peace,unity and love.Amen

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