Tuesday Poem

 

A politician's tongue

is for kneading 

dough of lies

into sugary cake

(& according to research, 

people are admirers of cakes...) 

His mouth wears thousand promises 

all at once. 

He says he is a god, long-awaited rain, your umbrella in the hot sun, your season of peace... etc

A politician

is a singing serpent 

across the street 

preaching of healing 

"come to me, oh ye lepers 

& i'll make you whole" 

His heart 

Is an aboki knife 

Sharper than Sango's red rage 

His face 

Cocooned with 

Sweetness of smile 

Do not trust it 

A politician 

Is a charming tiger on makeup 

Laughing at you

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Kehinde Adedeji is a young Nigerian poet and spoken word artist. He studies Linguistics at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan.