A Longer Leg Than a Leg


You and I are God-made male mortals
Mortals with two ordinary legs
Legs I use to jump, move, run and walk

Walk on my unique way 
Way that satisfies me sentimentally
Sentimentally to duck destruction and death

Death, self-destruction and annihilation of homes
Homes destroyed by that men’s uncontrolled limb
Limb naturally productive but artificially destructive

God created one man with two legs and a shorter one
A spur to paddle into a neighbor’s food
Food unique to the owner
Men, let us educate our boughs 

Poem by Mugisho N.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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