Loud Murmurs In The Land (Poem)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

By Chidi Anthony Opara 

The healers 

Diagnosed the wrong ailment,

They applied the wrong medications,

They insist 

On applying the wrong medications,

Their hailers hailed.

The patient relapsed into coma,

Loud murmurs in the land,

Silence,

Silence of the graveyard.

The healers strut,

Pretending to heal,

Their hailers hailed.

The loud murmurs prepare

To erupt into a revolt,

A bloody revolt,

A bloodbath.

The haughty healers

Strut 

Pretending to heal,

The patient remains in coma,

Their hailers still hailing.

Dark clouds 

Gather over our land

Like Damocle's sword,

Threatening to slay 

The guilty and the innocent.

The healers still strut 

Pretending to heal,

The patient remains in coma,

Their hailers are still healing.

(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved).

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, Institute Of Information Management Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates(https://updatesonnews.substack.com)

He is a recipient of International Award/Recognition For Excellence In Data And Information Management, with 253 mentions on Academia(academia.edu)as at July 22nd, 2024.

More about him here: https://independent.academia.edu/ChidiAnthonyOpara

[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

painfully insightful

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