Mute Moon

Mute moon
Stares down in silence

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A woman scarred
Stripped of her dignity
Too afraid to speak

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A deprived child
Hungry, grieving and waiting
Too tired to speak

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A King enthroned
Looking at his eager subjects
Aloof in silence

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An enlightened scientist
Holding secrets of the future
But bound by an oath of silence

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A wrinkled wise old man
Concealing secrets of the past
Better left unsaid

poem by Mwende Mutiso
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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