BLAST

               

                      I heard a blast

                      I was shaken

                      It couldn't be

                      At least not again 

                      I heard screams

                      I saw the flames

                      I was mortified

                      They were at it again 

                      O humans 

                      How cruel could our souls be

                      How blind could our minds be

                      How cold could our hearts be

                      We shut our eyes to the horror

                      Our ears to the agony

                     I prayed that it would stop

                     Couldn't close my eyes

                     I wrenched my nose 

                     To the smell of burning flesh

                     It has got to stop                     

                     Why wouldn't it stop

                     Finally, I close my eyes

                     I open them again

                     I was day dreaming

                     It certainly could have been me

                     No it couldn't, they said

                     You are safe here, they said

                     Until

                     I heard a blast

Hi everyone, this is my first poem and first post here. This poem was inspired and is dedicated to all those who have been injured or have lost their lives in Nigeria, by bomb blasts.