Shake the Wicked Out

Free Verse Poem by Jonathan Ukah

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The strong have raised their silver swords,
to severe the hydra-head of the wicked;
while heroes pose as snipers in the air,
to kidnap their breath and asphyxiate them.
Brave men and women watch their shadows,
and feel the presence of the wicked around them.
See the moon wearing a bloody face
since the wicked have covered its axis;
but we can make the sun shine again
and blot out the oppression of the devil.
The witches gather on top of the hill
where they stir the evil brew into mayhem,
but none of them can recreate the universe
and change the order of God’s creation.