ALL INCLUSIVE (A POEM LIKE A STORY YOU MUST READ)

Agooooooooooo!

Agooooooooooo!

Hear my story all ye landers!

Hear my story, all ye earthers!

See or hear my story every eye and ear.

If you can’t, find a way to feel my words,

This story must be heard.

There was war on a Human Body

Thousands of years ago,

The Head suggested a king for the Human Body Land

And nominated itself

The Mind said it was fit to be king

Because Head is just a cover up

Head pointed out the fact that

Its kingship will make the Mind a king too

But the mind said no, all wisdom lies with it

Head also said no

If it can’t be king, then it will fail to carry

Mind around even if it ended up as king

Eyes shouted to shut them up saying, “Shut up”

Left Eye looks at Right Eye and tells it in a whisper

“We will sort out who would be the original King

When we win the title, so let’s form a togetherness bond”

Then they said in unison

“We are the ones who take you around,

We see things and enlighten you all in this kingdom

We lead you so you don’t fall,

We make you see the beauty of this world,

Without us, even a ditch can swallow you whole…”

Legs got up to say:

“Swallow us whole? You two are also on the land”

“Yes, us whole, so we deserve to be the king” Eyes loudly said

Nose got up to say

“I am Nose and you all know

I alert you all the time

I can make you smell good and foul

Sometimes healing you and other times warning

You of danger-“

Mouth shuts Nose up

“We can do without you

Are you the one who act as the lawyer of this

Great land? Whatever it is, I am the one

Who bails you out, I deserve to be king”

A loud laughter was heard from throat:

“Hahahahahahahhaa,

The pathway to sustenance is here, and we are talking about

Someone who can easily get us into trouble, Mouth sit down

Without me all of you will suffer deprivation-“

Ears cut short its words

“I have been listening attentively, I warn you

When there is a problem, I hear it all, shouldn’t I be the king?

Look at where you are situated Throat, how can you lead?”

Stomach cut in

“I store all your belongings,

I look through with my crew and throw some out

To make sure everyone is all-right-“

“Then you must be the financial minister”

Buttocks cut in and continued

“I will not ask to be king,

I know you will say I am not visible at first glance-“

“But I am the gateway out” Anus says

“I can be a good king, because if I choose to close

This gate, it is a matter of time before everyone breaks down”

“Such horrible words coming from a horrible creature”

Thighs said in unison “With every foul thing coming from your

Gate, you still have no shame, you want to be our leader?

Please shut up, I am a good supporter,

I support the waist and legs to function,

I have no ambition, so I will nominate waist to be our king”

Waist shook itself in disagreement

“What about me? I lead you to places

I am your vehicle” Legs cried

“Because you are down the ladder

You cannot be king, everyone will look down on you

Waist is our centre and can be a good king

Our land’s population depends on it

So take your low class self somewhere

And be quiet as our driver” Thighs shouted

“It seems everyone has forgotten about us

What is it you want us to do before you to see

Our kingship qualities?”

Hands cried

“I know I am just a body guard,

So I know my place, just as hidden waist

Things (privates) know they must be covered

I know I must have no ambition

But I’ll support shoulders as king” Back calmly said

All the parts started fighting

One eye lost its life,

As mouth was punched several times

One ear was slashed with nose blocked

Hands pierced Head

Just as Heart awoke from its slumber

Shouting “What are you doing Hands,we are one

What you’re doing will affect you too”

But Hands heard not.

Hands won the war

But realised too late that

It has done something very bad

Because it was fast losing its breath

It felt another human land and told it that

“All parts are important, even the finger nails must

Never be taken for granted

Because all parts make the whole

When one is affected, all are affected,

Under no circumstance, must anyone claim to be

Better in knowledge-“

Hands joined its nation to cross the river of death before

They could finish giving their advice

So I tell you today, no matter how small,

We all constitute the whole

All humans are parts of the same body

No matter how irritating one is,

By harming another, we harm ourselves.

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