Voyage
VOYAGE
we got to the shore
with a common goal to score
who sees us through the vast?
the lot was cast
it fell on goat
to paddle the boat afloat
never was such a story told
but who could be bold
to question the rat-arsed gods
whose empty heads are wisdom
pods
yea the gods were too wise
never to have thought twice
to know a goat can't
concentrate
when a bag of grain is a
boatmate
deep in the water's deep
all passengers left to weep
the grains. o the grain
got goat's sight drained
the water gave a wink
we were about to sink
anytime the water frowned
goat sat down for a human
compatriot to drown
insane goat leading poor souls
towards a common goal
left some souls to perish
for mere maize to flourish
the journey. dreadful journey
was to the island of honey
we started long ago
but not even a fourth way thro
to save maize is goat's aim
forgetting the reason why we
came
we were deceived
we were deceived
our fathers thought on seeing
the gods we've seen the
Supreme Being
the Supreme Being never lies
He, the Almighty One never dies
the deceitful gods lie
the mortal gods die!
Copyright © Sarpong Kumankoma | Year Posted 2014
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