A tragic event happened recently in the eastern part of Nigeria where gunmen went into a church, St. Philip’s Catholic Church, opened fire and killed many worshippers. As I looked at the pictures of those who lost their lives sprawled all over social media and the internet, I wonder what justice they would get. The town, Ozubulu, will never be the same and it will take a long time for the town to heal. One of the unfortunate things is that there is no psychological or emotional help when such tragedies happen in Nigeria. The people will just have to deal with tragedy, emotional distress and trauma the way they know how to - weeping!
They say, wipe your tears away
You have cried too much
Weeping, crying and wailing are becoming synonymous with your being
Yet, the tears keep rolling down
It won't stop
The heart is broken
But they say, wipe your tears away
Wipe your tears away, they say
Tears will not bring back the dead
Tears will not erase the incident
Have faith that they died in the house of God, they say
One thing that made sense was when they said "your children are no longer in this horrible world"
Not part of this hell we call home
Not part of the suffering of this world
Tears will never bring the evil people that committed this offence to justice
Tears will not bring back the dead
Tears will not stop evil from happening and men from killing one another
But the tears are a way of healing
The only way that I know
Poem by LS
Read more of the massacre at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/ozubulu-massacre-aspirants-besiege-church-hospital/
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