Complication



The pen we know is mightier than the sword
Yet can someday be subject to the sword
When to the wall the pen pushes the sword
Dwindling and usurping the power of the sword
 
The pen and the sword at daggers drawn
Fighting dirty daily in the serene lawn
Mutual respect is funeralled from dusk to dawn
As enemies for life they have sworn

These fellows ought to love each other
After many years of being together
But for lack of reasoning together
They now witch hunt one another

Peace is desecrated; trust is rusticated
Insanity is enthroned; hierarchy is eradicated
Society's simple sweet life is by man complicated
O mortal man! By who shall thou be emancipated?

About this poem

Society is by default a place of peace and tranquility, but man and his inordinate greed has turned peaceful society into a war zone and killed mutual respect and trust. This poem is thus, a clarion call for mankind to return society to status quo where people can be trusted once again and there would be mutual respect for both leaders and followers which should also translate into respect for hierarchy at home, at the work place and society in general. It is a four stanza poem, with a rhyme scheme of AAAA, BBBB, CCCC, DDDD

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Written on April 06, 2024

Submitted by fidepet on April 06, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA BBBX CCCC ADXD
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 664
Words 122
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Fidelis Peter Olowu

Simply called Fidel by his friends, he was born in Agbarho Kingdom in Ughelli-North Local Government Area of Delta State, South south, Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Fidel won the first prize in Rapidly Applied Poetry (RAP) contest during the second edition of the Lagos Festival of Poetry organized by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos State Chapter, (ANA-Lagos) in the year 2005. He also has a good number of literary achievements internationally such as: - Nominated as an "Honorary Poet Fellow, Noble House, London England in 2006. - Nominated for "Poet of The Year Award" in 2007 by the International Society of Poets (ISP, USA) - Nominated for "Poet of the year Award" in 2008 by ISP, USA. - Enlisted in "The International Who's Who in Poetry" in 2008 by the ISP, USA. Published in numerous Anthologies, magazines, etc. Apart from being a poet and a practicing Nurse, Fidel is an inspirational Broadcast Journalist, a song writer, singer with a good level of music production skills, a very interesting corporate MC, a Graphic Designer, a Voice-over artist, etc. A little wonder he's referred to as The Wonderman. more…

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