I
Drunk drives,
at the helms,
much so wrong,
with Nigeria,
hoots of loots,
puff as stuff,
dull of null,
sparks so stunted,
brand bandits,
admit abductions,
reassure terrorists.
II
Drunk drives,
at the helms,
much so wrong,
with Nigeria,
foots of soots,
lag as slag,
hall of gall,
flirts so blunted,
crash roads,
cause strikes,
brew poverty.
III
Drunk drives,
at the helms,
much so wrong,
with Nigeria,
roots of moots,
echo as epoch,
cell of sell,
tack as stark,
breed insecurity,
cause unemployment,
tend shamelessness.
Drunk drives,
at the helms,
much so wrong,
with Nigeria.
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 via Email: benezeohagwu@yahoo.com, www.africanamericanuniversity.
