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O PEACE COME!

BY AKOL MEYAN KUOL

Peace,
I hear they are crying for you
But who will bring you?

Peace,
I hear they dream of you
But will their dream come true?

Peace,
I hear some people never lived with you
But will they live to enjoy you?

Peace,
I hear they sing your name
But will their songs win you over?

There is horror, suffering, fear
O peace come!

(Akol Meyan Kuol is from Abyei, Southern Sudan but now lives in Nairobi. This poem was written in 2002 and is relevant to our situation now. It's from the collection 'The Last Train' from Apex Publishing, 2003)