John Chizoba Vincent Poet ABC

I Heard Them

I heard them spoke in the dark of that house.
Their voices boomed in the middle of the night.
I saw their faces in the dark through their white teeth which 
exposed them in the old night.
Their faces hardened like criminals.
Not minding the owl holing , they spoke with  loud voices.
FIam_fiam, they all walked to and fro quickly and quietly
then i listened to their voices through my window.
Not minding the pota Tom-tom sound of the dropping rain distracting them.
i do not know they were, 
May be they are from Nkporo or Abiam, i could not tell.
But i was able to recognized two out of them
When a ray of light penetrated swiftly in between them
And they struggled to hide their faces.
One is from the government house,
the other from the military house.
Then that caught my attention and i listened keenly
They discussed about the country, the government and the economy.
They spoke of how much they have embezzled.
They spoke as though as people eating Bhaji.
I heard their voices clearly and loudly,
on how to increase the corruption and injustice in the country.They are planning another coup against the Buffaloes.
Yes i heard them well, i could remember their words
When the moon was dancing happily in the rusty iron 
Black bucket filled with dirty water.
Lords of the night,who keep vigil while others sleep.
Their voices bring evil and calamity on the masses 
I heard their voices loud and clear.

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