They Come
They Come!
They come!
From Cape to Cairo,
They come with fracas.
From Cancer to Capricorn,
They come like thunderstorm.
From the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans,
They come like the whirlwind.
From the Nile to the Niger,
They come in a frenzy.
From Dakar to Dar-es-Salam
They come!
Dismissing Presidents,
Dissolving Parliaments,
Abolishing Councils of State,
Dismantling Supreme Courts,
Proscribing Political Parties.
Proclaiming
Liberation Councils, Redemption Committees.
Supreme Councils, Revolutionary Committees.
Solidarity Councils, Salvation Committees.
Patriotic Councils, Defence Committees.
Advisory Councils, Command Committees.
Preaching
Peoples' revolutions upon unabated revolutions.
National holy wars, national cleaning.
National equality, national accountability.
National deprostitution, national haircutting.
Bequeathing
National disorder
absolute disaster.
National insecurity
absolute poverty.
National corruption
absolute exclusion.
National pillage
absolute carnage.
Beware, Abongo Beware.
You push them too far.
Their tolerance is running out!!!
Their tolerance is running out!!
Their tolerance is running out!
Kofi Adu Manyah