Cease the Combat

Authors

  • Edward Owusu Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Communication Studies, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana.

Abstract

(I)

 

We, previously, were siblings from the same mother

Whereas we were from different fathers, we cared for each other

We formed the Warsaw Pact and defended our other siblings together

We loved and cherished one another

 

Then, you level accusations against me that are groundless

The basis you provide for annexing one of my children is truthless

The people you claim you’re fighting for are now homeless

Therefore, your combat against me and my people is needless

 

What will you gain after axing my men?

Why are you chasing guiltless children and women?

Why are you disturbing the peace of my old men and women?

Where is my destiny without my young men?

 

Cease the combat, for our lives are frozen

Cutoff the contempt, for love is golden

 

 

 

 

 

II

Broken Trust

I gave you your freedom when our mother died in our sight

I shared all the property we inherited equally without any fight  

I paid you money for gas passage without any plight                          

In that regard, I expected you to defend our pride

 

But, you broke our trust

Brother, your decision to go to bed with them is disgust

Baffling relative, you forgot that my ammunitions are robust

Blood-warm fellow, in your eyes I perceive mistrust

 

Tell me: Why do you want to bond with our adversaries?

Tell me: What is the motive behind your mysteries?

Take your time and assess the agony we suffered from their miseries

Terminate your alliance with those mercenaries

 

Stop this treachery, for our nemeses are mendacious

Stop putting your broken trust in them, for their position is precarious 

 

 

  

 

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Published

2023-08-05

How to Cite

Owusu, E. (2023). Cease the Combat. International Journal of English and Comparative Literary Studies , 4(1), 33-34. Retrieved from https://www.bcsdjournals.com/index.php/ijecls/article/view/504