Letter to The Humanitarian Poet

Dear Humanitarian Poet, 

Do  not weave your fabric of myth

or speak to us in grand verse

telling of the song of the spheres

or the days before this dark time

Pen down to erase the darkness 

Let the ink of your pen 

Wipes out our tears and pain

help us see the real place of light

hear the clear voice of truth

know the pure heart of justice

 Look Humanitarian Poet, 

look at the terrible suffering

tell us where that is birthed

tell us how to see with our own eyes

so that we might reach in

and tear out the pain

uproot the sorrow

crush the evil with your arrow 

Come on Humanitarian Poet! 

You possess the strengths 

To defeat them in queue 

You won the most horrific battle
Against the brutal mosquitoes and it wasn't hurdle 

You see many things 

Humanitarian Poet

But you talk in riddles

you avoid the cold pay

and the hard way

for the soft path of platitudes

and metaphors attitudes 

of meter and rhyme

but this is not the time

Look Humanitarian Poet, 

look into the fire

feel it burn your eyes and attire 

Burn your soul to black arshes 

tell us how that feels

let us hear you scream

rally us in soft cream

set us examples in word

lift your pen like a sword

and strike down the imbalance

show us the great Palace 

and we will join the battle face

Recall your famous story 

Humanitarian Poet 

You once said that, 

If your pen gets dry

Your voice wouldn't be heard

Your words wouldn't be read

If your pen gets dry

The whole world would cry

The kitchen would no longer fry 

Meat and fish pie 

Your presence will die

Your soul will fly high in tie

Remember Humanitarian Poet, 

Your last name is Hydara 

Which interprets a Lion in language 

Massacre them mercilessly 

We would follow you tirelessly 

but you must tell us 

Humanitarian Poet

tell us what is real

tell us the secrets behind 

in the power that is plain language

We will listen attentively 

act upon carefully 

And am waiting for your response impatiently

Yours sincerely. 

© Marabi Amfaal Hydara 

The Humanitarian Poet