Cascade Of Tears(Poem)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

By Chidi Anthony Opara 

'Tis November,

Downpour!

The rain rained in torrents,

Potholes filled with flood,

Automobiles 

Snailed their way to and from,

Our climate changed.

The wretched,

Made wretched 

By corrupt officialdom, 

Famished,

Drenched, 

Huddled in makeshift shelters 

Bemoaning their sorry state.

The flood transported 

Lifeless bodies of street beggars 

To the depths of big drains.

The sirens blared,

Indifferent state officials 

Driven

To and from nowhere

By daredevil drivers.

My eyes stricken with grief,

My heart heavy with sadness,

Cascade of tears

From my grief stricken eyes.

(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved)

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, Institute Of Information Management Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates(https://updatesonnews.substack.com)

He is a recipient of International Award/Recognition For Excellence In Data And Information Management, with 253 mentions on Academia(academia.edu)as at July 22nd, 2024.

More about him here: https://independent.academia.edu/ChidiAnthonyOpara

[Michael Afolayan]

Deeply melancholic! Has to make the heart to beat, and beat fast! The good part of it is that November tells us December is fast approaching. The torrents will stop. The dry spell will emerge. It all reminds us that this, too, shall pass! Thanks for a profound musing! 

MOA

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Thanks Michael.

"......November tells us December is fast approaching".- Poet Michael Afolayan.

-CAO.

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[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Beautiful 

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Thanks Oluwatoyin.

Those reviews of yours in those days helped to spur me.

-CAO.

Beautiful 

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