Epilogue Of Warfare(poem)

Boom! boom!! is now silent,
Heralding
Epilogue of warfare.
Quietness,
Wind of unease
Pervades the swamps.
Fishes and shrimps are dead
Inside waters mixed with oil.
Crabs feast
On the dead
Washed ashore of
Once revered rivers
Made red by bloodletting.
The half dead
Nibble at crumbs
From lunch plates of assailants
With toothless gums,
While the living,
In far away paradise
With virgins waiting
And champagne uncorked
Await more revenue
From red rivers.

By Chidi Anthony Opara