Haiti Is Backstabbed And Betrayed

In broad daylight, Haiti is betrayed And backstabbed by her generals and own sons Haiti is humiliated and lambasted By her close allies, donors, folks and foes Money, fame, and power Dominate the news and the scene Corrupt officials eagerly siphon Everything that has values Haiti is in a dire misfortune. Haiti is vilified and beaten By the henchmen who kill Needlessly, for no reason Stupidly, without compassion Unscrupulously and shamelessly It is a country where one-eyed monsters Behave like imperious kings The blind are exposed on the cross Where crime and corruption Incense the polluted air And suffocate the poor cripples. Amid the myths and blatant excuses Amid mists, fleas, tricks and trashes Haiti shall wake up one day Haiti shall make a divine detour The criminals making funny or ugly faces Will be judged posthumously Or in absentia, in the antechamber Of hell, up and down, in the hullabaloo. In broad daylight, Haiti is backstabbed, betrayed And castigated by her sons, friends and foes. Copyright © June 2018, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.