Rides all over town
on her wheels, wheeling around—
nomad backpacker.
Freedom
Tag: people
Fighting for a cause
Streets groaned with protesters holding up posters, screaming, vouching, for change. For too long now, multinationals have sucked the lifeblood of native dealers. “Go local or go home!” they yelled.
Youngsters had ditched school to boo at employees hiding inside stores. News flashed across TV screens in every home. Mary Williams was proud—her son protested. He knew the value of those who’ve always been around.
From an alley near by, an old man peered at the crowd, his dark tribal skin glowing in the sunlight. He recognised the Williams kid—the son of the realtor who stole his land.
Out in the open
Hand over
“Listen up lads, this is an important mission. It’s time you face your purpose in life. Take responsibility and shine through the hardship. Remember, your sweat, your sighs, and trials make the world better. Commit your body to the task and your soul to god.”
Closing his speech, the Commander walked away from the twenty-year-olds who clutched firearms and seared gloves and wore helmets smeared with dry blood and sweat of once-comrades.
From behind them he spoke into his walkie-talkie. “Men standing by ready for orders, Sir.”
When the approval came, the Commander committed six-hundred souls to the devil.
