MEN AT WORK

MEN AT WORK

They made fuel scarce liquids in tanks,
we cant drive always,
lest death claim lives,
in the sweetest part of our prime.

The made rice an expensive food,
we cant eat it always,
lest we suffer from Beri-Beri,
with our curable drugs for the belly.

They made dollars sprinters in sloppy lanes,
we cant travel always
lest we become free refugees
in the camp of our foreign enemies.

They made suffering dignity in labour,
we cant suffer always,
lest we become proud mortals,
and our eyes turn away from the creator.

They made power supply dead in darkness,
we cant have power always,
lest we forget beauty of the night,
as routine call of our bed rests.

They made prices of goods keep rising,
we can buy always,
lest we dampen bargaining spirit,
of our rising wise spending.

They made endless crises a noble parley,
we hear cries always,
lest peace and unity deletes,
from common dictionary of our mind.

They made saints leaders from their entities,
we cant be saints always,
lest unfortunate other think all,
are sinners in a sinful land.

They made voting an inconclusive exercise,
we cant vote always,
lest free choice of our votes,
humbles desperate sampling men of Aso villa

They made change to begin with you,
we can change always,
lest we enjoy good works,
of needed change never desired.


Are we to die
in silence
since
Men are at work
for our safety
in Silence


Michael Ikenna Olugbu