A house devoured all homes
As the skies sat to watch
The only saviour was an anthill
Which stood still filing its nails,
Caring not about the chaos
II
A mouse chased a lion
As all cats hid behind trees, watching
The only saviour was a housefly
Who sang and sang and cared not
About the shrilled cries of the lion
III
The sun swallowed the earth
And a mosquito seemed to be the only saviour
But it clapped and laughed and heeded not
To the wails of the swallowed
IV
All humans turned mud in the mouth of the sun
But hearts were beating
“Kum, kim, kain, kan, kim, kum, ka”
Pain reigned in high places
As teeth gnashed against teeth
Claws melted in defeat
Hairs stood in with fearful faces
Sweat became floods and just when the heart could stand no more
The eyes flickered, curtains came in sight
The bed creaked, it dawns
It was a dream
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Mum Cee 