I sleep with a midnight food

He sleeps with a collapsed stomach

 

I wake with the crow of rooster

He wakes with the sounds of bombs

 

I wake with a new dream

He wakes with a new nightmare

 

I bath with treated water

He baths no more

 

I beat breakfast with my favorite meal

He is always defeated by breakfast

 

I go to school with a new passion

He goes to school with a new fear

 

I listen to my teacher with a clear mind

He listens to his teacher with a blind mind

 

I always think of fulfilling my passion

He always thinks of escaping bomb throw

 

I return from school with a fulfilled passion

He returns from school with a hurt passion

 

I arrive into the depth of my mother’s smile

 

 

He arrives into the depth of bomb blast

 

I sleep with the hooting of owl

He sleeps with the sounds of gunfire

 

                                                                                                            By Abdulganeey Toyyib©2017