Abel's Blood

That foetus ain't a blob in humanity,

She's the entire humanity in a blob.

And now she's been made a casualty

To the last of the innocent drop.

So we offer up as our offering

A stolen goblet of virgin blood,

We do not live but exist solely

If all we really do is yield up

The mantle of control to war dogs.

It's us who live by our hearts feeling

The pangs of misery who keep bleeding;

Abel's blood still appeals for justice

Wherever innocence is victimized,

And so we bear the mark of Cain

Unless we make that sacrifice

And break off the fingers of blame.

There is no redemption otherwise.

Akpan