BARKERS AND DOERS

“At the count of ten
If you don’t do it
I will show you where power lies
One
Twooo
Threeee
Four
Fiiiive
Six
Seven
Eight
Niiine
Ten”
Nothing happens
And speaker re-counts
As he loses the attention of onlookers
And brands himself as a dog with no teeth
…talk less claws

II
“At the count of three
If you don’t fish a culprit out
You won’t like the repercussions
One
Two
Three”
Demotions and trial promotions
Sacking and replacements
Arrests and courts
Jails and fines
Make his presence a caution
Cutting all into their duties
…without words
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © May 27, 2021