The Deep States(Poem)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

By Chidi Anthony Opara 

They massed on the square,

The army of the masses.

Fists clenched,

Brandishing few swords

And few guns.

Not garbed in combat gears

Chanting war chants.

They advanced upon 

The fighting force 

Of the deep states 

Garbed in full combat gears,

Fist fight ensued.

The fist fight 

Turned into a sword fight, 

The sword fight

turned into a gun fight.

The fighting force 

Of the deep states 

Vanquished 

The army of the masses,

Melancholy enveloped the land.

Justice and equity 

Became prisoners of war,

Accountability became victim of war.

Deprivation 

Became companion of the people.

The deep states

Without conscience

Clicked wine glasses 

And rode 

In siren fitted automobiles. 

The roads littered with potholes,

The streets littered with dirts

And emanciated beggars. 

(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

[Abidogun, Jamaine M]

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[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Powerful poem

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Thanks Jamaine, thanks Oluwatoyin.

-CAO.

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