this poem was a sort of response to the tyranny being imposed on masses in my country. I attempted to remind the incumbent president of the existence of a larger force who always fights for the masses


down memory lane

I once heard of a man, a man of uncertain sanity,
Commonly referred to as "The lion of Judah"
He was the tyrant of a park, a vehicle park,
A terror when the sun was up, a fearsome fellow even at dusk,
He dared men, women, pets, and the wind,
He very soon realized how much reverence he had, how blithesome he must have felt,
He had transcended a new height, trampled on man's diffidence,
He delighted in the fear of man; he assumed immortality,
The last he saw was the yellow "Danfo" bus,
Unburied lay "The Lion of Judah"

I once knew a man, a General,
No mere mortal, He was "The Tyrant of the Niger"
He dwelt in the best house in the land, my country,
Fearless and ambitious, a much revered General,
He heard not to the voice of the people; he destroyed any opposed to his bourn,
He very soon realized how powerful he was, how cowardly his subjects were,
He decided to rule forever, against the wishes of his subjects,
Till this day I know not what his last sight was, but I daresay it was a girl of a foreign land,
"The Tyrant of the Niger" was after all mortal

I know a man, a civilized General,
His nickname I am ignorant of,
He dwells in the best house in the country, my country,
He was loved, a martinet but hitherto feared
He has realized how powerful he can be, he ponders,
He listens not to the voice of the people, 'ambition drives a man wild'
He wants to rule forever, against the will of his subjects,
I am but human I know not what might become of this fellow,
But shall I have a story to tell? Time knows all, time tells all





Poetry by Awenlimobor Sylvester
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Written on 2007-03-12 at 14:24

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