Things fall apart
As the ghost of Sani Abacha,
Capitalizing on Catastrophe,
Narrates the secret lives of Baba Segi’s wives
But there is
No God but God
For the bottom billion,
The wretched of the earth
Who under half of a yellow sun
Quietly chant,
‘Its our turn to eat’
The State of Africa
20 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
by Nebila Abdulmelik in Floetic Expression, Political Commentary, Spine Poetry Tags: Africa, Sani Abacha, Spine Poetry
The State of Africa:
The Ghost of Sani Abacha
Bathing under half of a yellow sun
Watches
As things fall apart
In the secret lives of Baba Segi’s wives
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