Poem: In The Confines Of Confusion

By Chidi Anthony Opara

The iron bird

With image of holiness

Etched on its wings,

With its belly bulging with currency

With the inscription;

“In God We Trust”

Flew

From this troubled land

To the homeland of Madiba

To exchange currency with war weapons.

A little bird whispered

To the guards of Madiba’s homeland

And iron bird was caged

And delivered of its cargo,

Shouts of;

“Aku ba ru!”

Roused me from silence.

Palace piano players

Pressed

The keys of obfuscation

And we were caged

In the confines of confusion.

We still celebrate,

Unmasked masquerades still dance.

There are still shouts of ;

“Aku ba ru!”.

Palace piano players

Still press the keys of obfuscation,

We are still caged

In the confines of confusion.

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