Africa's Square Tires
In Africa since the 1960s
Africans have been driven
in vehicles with square tires
whose drivers sit and steer
behind square brake-less wheels
January to January vehicles
jerk and jolt all the way
passengers scream and shout
hardly enjoying the ride
on rough and pot-holed roads
Most times passengers
leave the seats and kneel
they pray and pray and pray
to the Al-merciful God
for journey mercies to all
No one has reached destination
few have had dreams fulfilled
some passengers jump off
as vehicles jerk their way non-stop
without surgeons causalities die
But fate has its own ways
unless the vehicles crash
until bye-standers run and grab
the square-tired vehicles
no safety for the passengers
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu | Year Posted 2016
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