[Originally published on Sahara Reporters on Oct 26, 2016 and culled from saharareporters.com]
A poem by the renowned Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare.
My Lord
Please tell me where to keep your bribe?
Do I drop it in your venerable chambers
Or carry the heavy booty to your immaculate mansion
Shall I bury it in the capacious water tank
In your well laundered backyard
Or will it breathe better in the septic tank
The following piece was originally published on Aug 11, 2015 and culled from Saharareporters.com. It is re-blogged here on the Whole WoMan Network platform, with permission from the writer, Okey Ndibe.
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