The epicenter of the being
He talks to you
He whispers to your inner being
He pumps your blood to vegetate your being
He keeps alive for you to be alive
He struggles even when you give up
He his strong, yet fragile
He is fragile, yet agile
His agility breeds strength, courage
His resolve evaporates the mountain
His strength imbues trust, sacrifice.
He dares the enemy
He takes the bullets
Yet they look away as he struggles
With the bullets that pierced his heart
Dismembering the epicenter of the being
They look away as blood cascades from the
Fragile heart.
The bullets left a gaping hole in the heart.
His cries rather produced cacophonous noise
In their ears
Not the enemy's ears
No! His people's ears.
But he dared the enemy
He took the bullets for his people that
Caused the hole in the heart.

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The poem, HOLE IN THE HEART, was written by ATONYESIA DIMIEARI-PETERSIDE, on Saturday 15th August, 2020.
© Atonyesia