Oh Mother
by Lavie Olupona
Oh Mother,
Your sweet children,
Snatched from your basket womb
Suffer.
Oh Nigeria,
We hear your cries.
Hands of war, an empty tomb,
Suffer.
Oh sweet girls,
Girls of Afghanistan,
Your pens empty of ink,
Suffer.
Oh Congo,
Cobalt child with night eyes,
Do not blink,
Suffer.
About Lavie Olupona
Lavie Olupona is a spoken word poet and student at UCC studying Social Sciences. She is an Edna O’Brien Young Writer, co-founder of Bláithí literary mag and a co-host of UCC radio’s Na Cailíní. She’s performed her poetry at Let the pen speak, Africa Day Cork, Good Day Cork, Misleór, Electric Picnic and Creative Bandon.
Her poems can be found in Kin Anthology by Salmon Press Poetry, Let the words look after you Museum of Literature Ireland, and literary magazines such as Good Day Cork and Abyss Lit Mag.
