The world in breach, a poem by Professor Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu

I

The world
in breach
of the word,
by men in lumber,
in flaws of laws.

II

The world
in bleach
of the cord,
by men in number,
in claws of paws.

III

The world
in jiggles
of ruffles,
by men in grippes,
in jaws of maws.

IV

The world
in riddles
of tussles,
by men in cripples,
in caws of saws.

V

The world
in grips
of gasps,
by men in shades,
in tones  of notes.

VI

The world
in drips
of crisps,
by men in fades,
in voices of noises.

Ben Ezeohagwu won the Onigraffiks Prize for literature (2017).  He is Professor of Graphonomy and Chancellor, African American University, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin and can be reached at Email: benezeohagwu@yahoo.com, www.africanamericanuniversity.org, 08173175540.