Poet's Diary

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

7th May, 2024:

I gaze
At the mangled
City of Gaza.

I marvell
At the meanness
Of our humanity.

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

8th May, 2024:

In the posh state houses,

The politicians 

Prostrate to Satan.

On the battlefields, 

Brainwashed fighters 

Flex their weapon skills.

At the refugee camps,

The rest of humanity 

Huddle together in hunger.

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara 

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

9th May, 2024:

The Stealing squad

Say to the smiling Satan, 

"We salute you sir

For this opportunity to steal".

They scurry to the sanctum

Where the national safe is kept.

Sound 

Of safe break

Echoes.

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

10th May, 2024:

Ahhh!

This smell

Of sumptuous petro-dollar stew

By hijab robed cooks.

No wonder we now kiss

The hideous foreheads 

Of hammer holding hoodlooms.

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

10th May, 2024:

Ahhh!

This smell

Of sumptuous petro-dollar stew

By hijab robed cooks.

No wonder we now kiss

The hideous foreheads 

Of hammer holding hoodlums.

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

20th May, 2024:

'Tis a day of mourning 

For the unholy warriors.

The enabler 

Of unholy wars 

Buried 

In the blizzard.

Sane society heaves 

A temporary sigh of relief.

[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Really?

Are his opponents more holy?

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Oluwatoyin,

I prefer a critique of the artistic quality of the work.

Regards,

-CAO.

On Tuesday 21 May 2024, Oluwatoyin Adepoju <ovde...@gmail.com> wrote:

Really?

Are his opponents more holy?

On Mon, May 20, 2024, 4:45 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi...@gmail.com> wrote:

20th May, 2024:

'Tis a day of mourning 

For the unholy warriors.

The enabler 

Of unholy wars 

Buried 

In the blizzard.

Sane society heaves 

A temporary sigh of relief.

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara 

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

28th May, 2024:

Instead of good governance,

They are deposing 

And imposing.

With the people's money,

They hire airplanes 

To carry the deposed out 

And carry the imposed in.

The people's welfare 

Suffers.

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara 

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

3rd June, 2024:

"Lean wages"!

Labourers lament.

Officialdom

Leans on lean wages,

Labourers abandon duty places.

Officialdom

Summons its scare monger,

Labourers 

Scamper to duty places.

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara 

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

11th June, 2024:

One after another 

The demagogues 

Will ascend the dias.

From atop the dias

These demagogues 

Will urinate on democracy.

The masses 

Mesmerized by demagoguery 

Will mouth 

"Happy democracy day"!

(C)Chidi Anthony Opara 

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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.

He is a recipient of International Award/Recognition For Excellence In Data And Information Management.

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

11th June, 2024:

One after another 

The demagogues 

Will ascend the dias.

From stop the dias