String Games
Ebuluofor Philip 1973 (Onitsha)
Haggle is what you engage in when
You feel like teasing, when you Play games, answer clarion calls,
When you don't have that strength,
That means to do otherwise.
Wrangling is what you do when
Your pocket is empty when your
The brain is empty when your will is
Fragile and you really, really
Like the options before you.
Bargaining is what you employ when
All other options have been exhausted
When walking away is almost Impossible without committing harakiri, that is what isn't attractive to you, though some claim
it's your second nature.
Hacking is what you resort to militarily,
Financially to cut off, cut down whatever it's that isn't responding to common sense, your demands, Whatever is raring its ugly heads against your wishes, your peace.
Mowing is what we see when helplessness, Anger, weakness, stupidity, hatred penetrates it's core
Hinderers.when temporary leeway is made for hatred, anger and weakness, to express themselves and they can't Thank their stars enough.
Mop-up operations are what we employ on the folly, hatred, anger, quest, after they had been subdued,
Pushed to a corner and the reality of their fate made to manifest fully they retreat to the familiar den they know well.
A game of death, a game of unequal footing, game of belittling, the game
Of negativity, the game of weakness, anger, the game of kowtowing expressions is what no sound mind
Allow himself to engage in. History has shown it's loser games.
About this poem
On the ongoing war in the Middle East and the forces behind it.
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Written on October 23, 2023
Submitted by Philipo on October 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX ABXCX AXDX CX BX XX DXX |
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Characters | 1,481 |
Words | 274 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3 |
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