A Country In Tears

My eyes whizzed from right to left. Thick smoke was emanating everywhere as I broke up in a wild run. I ran and ran blindly and stopped at a spot breathless. I stood and stared at the smoke which filled the spot where once stood a big supermarket. My eyes darted round. Soldiers and Firemen were scurrying up and down."But where is mom and Tunde?" I queried myself.......... "Mum!" I shrilled.I felt a tap on my shoulder and swung round. "Do you want to die?" a soldier wearing a red helmet questioned me. " Save your life and leave.

Autorentext

Okenyi Mary Chinwe grew up in Nigeria and is author of many books including short stories and scripts. She is also s poet, Designer and Web Programmer. She has been to be many countries and wrote a poem titled 'A Traveler'.