'The Day Hope Died' by Omotayo Awoyemi

'The Day Hope Died' by Omotayo Awoyemi

The day Hope died,

It died on the street, it was

speared by the thorns of roses.

It’s soul ascended with the scent of the bloom

To the dreaded gate of Jahannam, And

It’s condemned body laid on a damned earth,

In a pool of it’s own precious blood,

And nectar, which it’s been stealing

From the garden of an enticing future.

Omotayo Awoyemi is a poet and regularly contributor to on poetry.wrr.ng

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