Blue sky appears reddish at sunset
Milk powder crooks dark when burnt
When an emperor is encircled by schemers
All is lost without notice or warning
Ignorance chops away wisdom and wit
It breeds arrogance and blinds the heart
What a pity, a city and its people doomed
Its emperor is acting wild dog, barking loud
Now a wounded lion roaring with indignation
I saw him climbing to the tree top like a monkey
The black Owl is skyward, soaring in the air
One of its wings has broken…
It did not notice it!
© Yusuf M. Adamu, 2019 (8:34pm. Dec. 10)
