The poem seeks to recapture the experience of the poet as he toiled,breaking fire wood for livelihood long before he graduated from college.
echos
in the wilderness of silence
again and again
He drops,he drops
axe on wood
bucket of sweat
wet the soil
blisters
decorates his palm
His blood
mingles with ore
to provide bread
for his belly
Poetry by chuma okafor
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Written on 2006-11-21 at 10:02
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blood and iron
choop!choop!!choop!!!echos
in the wilderness of silence
again and again
He drops,he drops
axe on wood
bucket of sweat
wet the soil
blisters
decorates his palm
His blood
mingles with ore
to provide bread
for his belly
Poetry by chuma okafor
Read 649 times
Written on 2006-11-21 at 10:02
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