FAIR FUTILITY

Nwafor Oji Awala

It's gilded in bright colours 

Like a peacock butterfly;

It sparkles in splendour 
Like a diamond in the sun; 

When it rests, it rests
In confined dank darkness,
In a bowel of nightmare 
With what remains of a king:

a diet for forbidden creatures.

Now to what gain or profit
Are  the swellings of ego
Which defined and measured
His reign of majesty?

  • Author: Nwafor Oji Awala (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 28th, 2024 03:46
  • Comment from author about the poem: Fair Futility hints on the vanity of power and wealth.
  • Category: Unclassified
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