This month's poem was chosen by Mandy Coe who simple says "I found it and liked it a lot."

Find out more about Constant-Ngozi and his work at http://www.writeoutloud.net/poets/constantngoziozurumba

Not for Yesterday. Not for Today

I’d sing you a song
cast you a shield
shielding you from fiery darts
that did yesterday and today
suck up the triumphant zeal of tires.

I’d sing you a song
weave you linen
protecting you from slices of insane sticky rags
their chilly yet charring caresses
that shudder one to crossroads.

I’d sing you a song
culvert, and mend your face of earth
diverting corroding erosions:
fence and roof your roundabout,
puzzling the festering Pests and Predators,
saving you from rot infested weather

Oh! I’d sing you a song
triggering a smile. So you’d smile
like a flower tickled by a new sun. For

In the cauldron of sweet songs, sorrows want their sting.