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PROTECT YOUR PEACE

Though a fish in a pond…cares about its watersThe farmers are the ones…who gain from its quatersSo it needs calm…to shed the qualms which will seek to harm…its safety dorm IIFor naught prevents …a farmer from killing and roasting a fish…no matter how thick itStill the pond will thrive…as other fishes will live…to enjoy their […]

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THE HUNT FOR A RULER

Once upon a timeIn a kingless jungleAnimals were encouraged to compete…to shape the sphere with the presence of a leaderChameleon…the one animal which could mirror the whole jungleInsisted on not competingBecause it feared an aggression which could end its lifeLionTigeressElephantGoatEagleSheepHenDecided to compete IIMany animals were of the view thatLion and Tigeress were too aggressive Elephant’s […]

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IN THESE ELECTION TIMES

In these election timesDear CitizensTurn not into stubborn cassava…in the preparation of this governance fufu…for fingers of law enforcement agents…to remove and throw into prisons…to destroy your livesEven if you outwit them…politicians can cut you into morselsFor wicked army ants to eat into you…and turn this country into fecal matter B.In these election timesDear Media […]

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IN HER SPEECH (For Kamala Harris)

Oh saints can you hearThe voice which I hearWhich calms all kinds of choicesAnd encourages great voices…to rise to the call of their ambitionsA voice which has given us one perfect rendition…of dreams coming trueMarking the fact…that the stars are in the blue IIShe is a hand which has opened a door…and intends to keep […]

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WHEN AN ANIMAL IS ABOUT TO DIE

When an animal is about to dieIts voice is heard in many a cry…with words chanting lies, deciet…and hoaxes after being decapitated by defeat IIWhen a chicken is about to dieIt flies here and thereCrying “It’s a lie! It’s a lie!”Shouting how unfair IIIWhen an animal is about to dieMany others will hear of itBut […]

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THE OUSTED KING TURKEY OF ERICUS

Once upon a timeThere lived a Turkey who loved being in powerAlthough stupid to a faultThe cunning and dubious ways of its family…led it to be one of the wealthiest animals in the jungleOwing to thisTurkey manipulated its way into the power race…of the Animal Kingdom of Ericus IIMany laughed after seeing Turkey on the […]