I never knew that elders are good letter writters <br />Until the tabloids are awashed with their missives <br />I never knew that those in authority writes long sentences <br />Until some pages were exposed to the citizens <br />I never knew that our leaders are petty <br />Until their inks started flowing like River Niger <br />I never knew that elders are good at accusations and counter accusations <br />Until their letters formed a confluence <br />Like Rivers Benue and Niger in Lokoja <br />I never knew that respected statemen vituperates <br />They are busy writing verses(angelic and satanic?) <br />Yet none of their lines provides solution <br />They are all busy healing pimples <br />When the whole body is leprotic <br />Of what use is their letters?<br /><br />Babatunde Aremu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/season-of-letters/
