By Baba Galleh Jallow
The despot burns like fire
His heart an angry helpless victim
Not the object is burnt to death
But the despot that feels the heat
That makes him twist words into iron knots
That makes him cut his nose
To spite histwisted face!
The despot stabs like a poisoned arrow
His heart a depressed victim
The despot is the green-eyed monster
That mocks the meat that it feeds
The despot makes the beautiful ugly
Transforms cotton into thorns
That prick and tear his raging heart!
The despot plucks his eyes to spite his face
Cuts his nose to spite the air
The despot breaks his teeth to spite his smile
Cuts his tongue to spite his voice
The Despot breaks his fingers to spite his hands
He chooses evil over good
Refuses to sleep to spite his bed!
The despot cracks his headto spite his skull
Goes naked to spite his skin
The despot kisses garbage to spite his lips
Drinks poison to spite his belly
The despot hangs himself to spite his neck
Plucks hiseyes to spite the world!
The despot embraces the devil
To spite the angel
Kisses the enemy
To spite the friend
The despot poisons his mind
To spite his thoughts
Chooses darkness over light
The despothugs the fool to spite the wise
The despot is his own worst enemy!