THE CRY OF THE PEN
Poetic lament for a Betrayed Nation of EthiopiaBy Melaku Besetegn (B.A)
Length2h 2m
About this audiobook
The Cry of the Pen is not a collection of poems; it is a lamentation, a burden, a voice in the wilderness. It speaks for the forgotten, the betrayed, and the wounded hearts of a once-glorious nation. Ethiopia, once crowned with faith and honor, now, trembles under the weight of her own children’s betrayal. These poems were written with tears, shaped by silence, and born from the ashes of shattered promises.
This book is a record of grief and a prophecy of return. It dares to speak when others remain silent. It weeps, so that others may one day heal.
I did not write these words to entertain. I wrote them to remember, to resist, and to awaken.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenrePoetry, Spirituality and Religion
Length2 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Preface
3Acknowledgment
4Introduction
5Section I: The Fall
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6Chapter 1 - When Wisdom Leaves the Land
7Chapter 2 - When the Light Turned to Shadow (Poem)
8Chapter 3 - Reflection: on the Cost of a Crown
9Section II: The Betrayal
10Chapter 4 - The Wolf in the Sheepfold (poem)
11Chapter 5 - The Wolf No Longer Hides
12Chapter 6 - The Shepherds Who Betrayed the Flock
13Chapter 7 - The Hyena of Our Time (Poem)
14Chapter 8 - I Have Seen It with My Own Eyes
15Chapter 9 -Not My Brother’s Keeper
16Chapter 10 - Reflection: The Keeper of None
17Section III: One Blood
18Chapter 11 - Children of one Blood
19Chapter 12 - Free-style for Children of One Blood
20Chapter 13 - Prose Reading: Children of One Blood
21Section IV: Heaven Hears
22Chapter 14 - Ethiopia’s Cry to Heaven
23Chapter 15 - Reflection: on (Ethiopia’s Cry to Heaven) Echoes from Ethiopia’s Womb
24Chapter 16 - Narrative Version: The Unseen Betrayal
25Section V: Tested by Fire
26Chapter 17 - Wisdom in the Fire
27Chapter 18 - The Hidden Toll of War
28Chapter 19 - Prayer among the Burn
29Chapter 20 - Tested by Fire
30Chapter 21 - You Set the Fire
31Chapter 22 - Reflection: On (You set the fire) The Fire That Spoke First
32Chapter 23 - Reflection: Wisdom in the Ashes
33Chapter 24 - The Man Who Watched From the Situation Room
34Chapter 25 -Reflection: The Distance of the Drone
35Section VI: The Awakening Path
36Chapter 26 - The Courage to Speak
37Chapter 27 - Love in the Crucible
38Chapter 28 - Now We Know!
39Chapter 29 - Reflection: On “Now We Know”
40Chapter 30- the Puppet of War
41Chapter 31 - the Throne of Arrogance
42Chapter 32 - Final Prayer
43Chapter 33 -The Time is now
44Chapter 34 - The Voice within Listening to Wisdom
45Chapter 35 - Storms of the Soul Enduring Pain
46Chapter 36 - Love in the Time of Hate
47Chapter 37 - Wisdom in the Wilderness
48Chapter 38 - Healing the Healer
49Chapter 39 - What Spiritual Insight Really Means?
50Section VII: The Remnant
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