ACADEMIRADICALISM

There are many white sturgeons dented in plagiarized mud
But are not considered bad
And are still in rivers with their schools
…not being considered fools

But a skirt tetra who dared to join the stream
And had sprinkles of muddy cream
And dared to join their school
Must be made a tool to call his species many a fool
For it made the sturgeons look uncool
…in their own prestigious school

What a wicked river
…a river with some inhabitants acting to sell a shiver
What a wicked river
A wicked river where all fishes have fins and swim the same
…but with colours, are witch-hunted to be in shame
…due to same offences, so lame!

It would’ve been understandable
…if the river could be carried with these big fishes
It would have sounded a little wonderful
…if these big fishes weren’t also death dishes
But here we are in this damn sphere
…watching insensitivities model and thrive, making empathy queer
Here we are all guilty
Watching pigs call baboons filthy
If there are pigs and baboons at all
Humans may denigrate others, but humans do take the fall
…for each one that falls
…due to our insensitive calls
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © August 15, 2026.