Myanmarssacre

The military junta in Myanmar forfeits the rule of law,
constantly abuses the human rights of citizens, kills with
 impunity, locked up elected officials without a fair trial,
and persistently, cracks down on protesters. There is
 no feasible plan for transition to civil rule.
Photo Courtesy: UNHCR

There are

Rats in the wall

Cats down the hall

Dealing whacks to the ball

There are

Gnats in a shawl

Bats sucking blood

Human sharks to a gull

There are

Scratch marks on the pall

Spinal cracks from a fall

Like slaps to the gall

There are

Mats on the floor

Shacks for the haul

Sights that wrack your skull

The cat sat on the mat

The patch set for the rat

The fact's tacked up the rack

And rattatat on the rat.

There are

Stacks in the hull

Mass for those shot

Fatal scars from a brawl

There are

Brats waging war

Masses on the run

Chased down by war dogs

There are

Blasts from a bomb

Tags for the lost

Rattatats from a gun

We are

Rats in the wall

The cats hunt for us

Like sharks to scent

Of blood

The new government's

Like boys with toys.

Akpan