Splintered Survives Poem by Stephanie Apila

The war wasn't minor
In our Uganda
The warriors weren't minor
No place remained the same
No body lost no body to be the same
Splintered survives!

The war wasn't minor
Everywhere the blood
Suckers sniffed
Every state, Vital African State…
Whether animals or humans
Splintered survives!

The war wasn't minor
While the dead rested
Better off breathless
The living craved for death
Throwaway life of torment
Splintered survives!

STEPHANIE APILA