Somali tears br br Hungry blinded in cold tortured silence br Face hers contorts deformed by pain unvaried br Shuffling when all around her run briskly hence br Her rich memory unfolds fields of measured strain br Every step forward ploughs deep furrows on her face br Aged multiple fold before arrival this dirtied earth br Tears ceaseless feed streams flooding busy wet lakes br Anguished terrain her soul to liberty flies it dares br Covering acreage far afield often times sea east Red br Cavorts sick stillness that is Ethiopia at its worst br Grim oiled tales make the Sudan in the west new heaven br Hope grain colors Kenya envy's gold top end of the world br Blood encrusted dungeons darkened in false dawn of Eritrea br Finest and rarest of golden dreams crest of left treasures br Would simply dare drown in ruined filth that is Zimbabwe br Worse than self for wear but pure gold to tired eyes hers.