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Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA

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May 7, 2024, 3:44:15 AMMay 7
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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

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May 8, 2024, 7:32:21 AMMay 8
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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

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May 9, 2024, 10:22:06 PMMay 9
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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

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May 11, 2024, 5:35:37 AMMay 11
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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

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May 11, 2024, 5:35:37 AMMay 11
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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

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May 20, 2024, 11:45:13 AMMay 20
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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

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May 21, 2024, 5:26:43 AMMay 21
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Really?

Are his opponents more holy?

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Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA

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May 21, 2024, 11:33:54 AMMay 21
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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

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May 28, 2024, 5:44:28 AMMay 28
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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

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Jun 4, 2024, 8:06:03 AM (12 days ago) Jun 4
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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 is a Poet, Institute Of Information Management Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates.

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Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA

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Jun 12, 2024, 4:40:23 AM (5 days ago) Jun 12
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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

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Jun 12, 2024, 4:40:24 AM (5 days ago) Jun 12
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11th June, 2024:

One after another 
The demagogues 
Will ascend the dias.

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