This Nightmare Named "Xenophobia" (Poem)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM]

By Chidi Anthony Opara

We battled boldly,

We battled from the trenches,

On all fronts.

We battled the practitioners

And the apologists

Of colour based segregations.

The D-day came,

The day

Of the decisive battle came.

Our enemies were weary,

War weary.

We were not weary,

Our quest for equality

Quenched the weariness.

Our enemies sang praise songs,

Praise songs

In praise of our lead warriors.

We were worried

And wore our worry

On our faces,

Our resolve receded.

Our lead warriors wobbled,

Then this porous  peace

And this nightmare named "xenophobia"

And these attacks on ourselves!

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

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a "Life Time Achievement" Awardee, Registered Freight Forwarder, Professional Fellow Of Institute Of Information Managerment, Africa, Poet and Publisher of PublicInformationProjects