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Inside a Farm House

It all happened in an isolated farm house Naughty rats milking cows with their eyes closed Gluttonous dogs are sent on errands to butchery Irritating foxes keep guard on fowl houses Dairy cows plow arable land to plant roasted maize Each hungry bull bleats in own shade like sheep Frail calves praising their mothers for generosity Annoying hare the milk seller gets lost everyday Raising money bags that are eaten by termites Monkey the farm owner idles in office gossiping “How does this happen? I asked myself Only gazes greet me from the onlookers “Unless you are a stranger here, ask more questions” Security guards told me with curled mouths “Everything excellent”, I responded and vanished

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