by AJAO OLUSINA TUNDE | |
Published on: Dec 8, 2005 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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Power is not callous Like that of a heartless barrel. That destructively decimates The populace of the human race To make extinct of the rivals Or trample over a thousand victims, And gain glory over their graves. Power is not callous, Like a sword thirsting for blood. That sucks the blood of the naive And soaks its dry metallic body Deprives them of their liberty And limits their rights to life, Like the fish barred from water. Power is not callous, Like a hungry spear Hunting for human hearts. a devourer of souls, Seeking whom he may devour. Gaining gloomy glory, By suppressing and oppressing. Power is not callous, He who possessed a true power Is he who grappled with authority With the fists of charity. To subject the others Not to his own notoriety, But to the power of nature. Power is not callous. The mass life, he secures. The pauper’s needs, he provides. For the good, he gives the ghost. Like a spotless lamb for the sinful world. Giving freedom to the captive. Shattering the fettered fears. Oh power! True power! So indispensable to life; Power to redeem, Power to re-build. He who possesses this Possesses a true power. « return. |