A peaceful night Families having dinner together Kids playing People preparing for their next day A strange sound that shakes the earth, People are frightened Bombs falling into houses Homes collapsing, Gunshots echo Kids trembling with fear, Civilians running for their lives A child in search of their mother in the scattered neighbourhood, People getting shot while running, falling like dominoes The survivors mourning for their loved ones Kith and kin worrying if their dearest ones have made it out live, Day after day, night after night, the blood flows The cities heart turns into cement An orphan boy in the dark looking up at the bright moon wishing, “Tomorrow’s going to be a good day” Published in Daily Times, October 22nd 2018.