Benue State University Media House interact part2
BSUM MEDIA HOUSE
MANIFESTO (Continuation)
{A Contemporary Poem that Depicts the Nigerian Democracy}
(Part Three)
…To all intents and purposes
I’ll stage reconciliation between wolves and sheep,
Hawks and chicks,
Cats and dogs.
The lingering crisis between cats and rats
Will be put to an end.
(Part Four)
We shall wage a war
Against the human kingdom
With a view to overthrowing it
Making it subject
And answerable to us.
All the comrades in their possession;
Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Fowls, etc
Will be instantly retrieved,
Each comrade will be entitled to
Three humans for these purposes:
Body guard, riding and domestic assistance.
Befitting upstairs will be built
For birds and monkeys,
Which will have to abandon trees to occupy.
Every comrade, henceforth,
Will be feeding only on grains
No longer on pebbles,
Tubers no longer grasses
Ice cream, milk and honey
Always at disposal
To quench the burning thirst.
The paralyzed comrades such as snakes
Will be given armchairs
While all other comrades will be
Provided with wings to fly.
Every household will be entitled to
Twenty-four hour sunlight,
Darkness will be no more.
Before he could speak more
He was borne aloft on the shoulders
Of his supporters as their king.
………The End………
Abducted from Terfa Dansoho’s “Dancing on My Grave: A Contemporary Poetry”. Published 2011 by Willy Ventures, Makurdi.
SAY NO! To failed political promises.
MANIFESTO (Continuation)
{A Contemporary Poem that Depicts the Nigerian Democracy}
(Part Three)
…To all intents and purposes
I’ll stage reconciliation between wolves and sheep,
Hawks and chicks,
Cats and dogs.
The lingering crisis between cats and rats
Will be put to an end.
(Part Four)
We shall wage a war
Against the human kingdom
With a view to overthrowing it
Making it subject
And answerable to us.
All the comrades in their possession;
Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Fowls, etc
Will be instantly retrieved,
Each comrade will be entitled to
Three humans for these purposes:
Body guard, riding and domestic assistance.
Befitting upstairs will be built
For birds and monkeys,
Which will have to abandon trees to occupy.
Every comrade, henceforth,
Will be feeding only on grains
No longer on pebbles,
Tubers no longer grasses
Ice cream, milk and honey
Always at disposal
To quench the burning thirst.
The paralyzed comrades such as snakes
Will be given armchairs
While all other comrades will be
Provided with wings to fly.
Every household will be entitled to
Twenty-four hour sunlight,
Darkness will be no more.
Before he could speak more
He was borne aloft on the shoulders
Of his supporters as their king.
………The End………
Abducted from Terfa Dansoho’s “Dancing on My Grave: A Contemporary Poetry”. Published 2011 by Willy Ventures, Makurdi.
SAY NO! To failed political promises.
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