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ARTICULATE: Prof. Niyi Osundare's POEM On Emperor Jonathan by Nobody: 7:24am On Mar 24, 2015 |
The Emperor And The Dollar (T)Rain By Niyi Osundare (Blues for ‘A Thousand Shades of Graft’.) BY Prof. Niyi Osundare I The Emperor hits the streets With a cargo of cash Ah! The Emperor hits the streets With a cargo of cash Convoys so loaded with lustful loot A huge fortune, to them, is a trifle ‘dash’* The first ports of call are the kings’ domains The regal post for the fattest bribe Say, the first ports of call are the kings’ domains The regal post for the fattest bribe They pledge their crowns, they pledge their beads And whatever else is sacred in their swindled tribe To every Oba his dollar dole The Obis get their own in sparkling sterling Eewo!** To every Oba his dollar dole The Obis get their own in sparkling sterling The royal groveling that Greeks the gift Is way beyond my plebeian telling The Empress lumbers large to grease and grab With her cache of gold for the womenfolk See, the Empress looms large to grease and grab With her cache of gold for the womenfolk Every word is a Malaprop Moment A sick, sad country and its silly joke Bribe the Pastors, bribe the Thugs Pound and plunder the national treasury Say, bribe the Pastors, bribe the Thugs Pound and plunder the national treasury Press the flesh, pull the polls Rake in the gains of your hard-bought treachery II Corruption has a room In the house called Nigeria Hear? Corruption has a large room In the house called Nigeria It waxes hot and lethal Like a drug-defying malaria You help rig the polls At the Emperor’s behest Yes, you help rig the polls At the Emperor’s behest Suborn the Army, pollute the Police And grab your reward and feather your nest The dirtier the deed The higher the prize Say, the dirtier the deed The higher the prize The Nation’s hallowed creed Is a litany of lies The Minister looted the Treasury And received a GCFR Haba! The Minister looted the Treasury And received a GCFR His/her Pastor praised the Lord For the big, undetected robbery Will the Emperor buy the votes With his endless chest of dollars? Asking, will he buy the votes With his chest of countless dollars? There is nothing beyond purchase In a land of venal crawlers *Dash: ‘tip’ in Nigerian English **Eewo!: abomination! Niyi Osundare 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: ARTICULATE: Prof. Niyi Osundare's POEM On Emperor Jonathan by MRLINGTON(m): 7:26am On Mar 24, 2015 |
Looool Well written |
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