UNTOUCH YOUR FATHER'S BEARDS by mwl Godoni Yohana

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POEM NO 7
Once upon a time
A time of childhood
Childhood of innocence,
I did dare touch my father's beards
But slaps escorted me like
President by a guard.

Once,long ago
I learned that silence
Is a sign of good morals
Because in a meal time
We were told,"tranquillity."

Long,long time ago
Universities had mouths
Mouths as big and wide as suez canal
But now
Earthquakes filled them with dusts,
And they can't talk nothing.

You can touch your grandfather's beards
But please
Never your father's.

Twenty zero five
Is never similar to twenty fifteen
as coffin and booth;
But
Dear uni...
Speak,speak
Speak the truth
No matter the dusts
No matter death
Cause death is like food.

Comments

Amos Ngarama said…
Hahahahhahaaha waoooo, I like the poetic technic you have employed. Really it is a good poem
8 February 2020 at 00:13
Emmanuel Kachele said…
It's a very good poem. It reminds us some aspects of traditional life as well
26 February 2020 at 09:54
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