Beasts of Terror

Full of hate,
they rushed across the land;
we cried while beasts of terror arrived.

Men erased
from the gullible minds;
women and children could pose no threat.

Shamed online,
if you raised the warning
that leaders cared not if you survived.

Blood Burning

queens snorted and screamed

probably when I became menstrual

the mob's cheers and chants battered my ears

the soil soaked in my hurried hurt

while my moist lips trembled

I wish I were brave enough to speak