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The Poem Of A Graduate by tiggy(m): 1:44pm On Jul 26, 2006 |
THE POEM OF A GRADUATE LEAVING THE SANCTUARY BEAMING LIKE THE GLEAMING SUN WE WERE CONFRONTED BY A DARK CLOUD THERE WAS NO TRIUMPHANT ENTRY THE DARK CLOUD WAS MATING WITH THE SUN WITH A BIG SMILE FROM THE SUN LIKE A COCKREL CHASING A HEN SHE REFUSED TO BE SATISFIED WE HAD TO SHEATH OUR DEGREES OF SHAME WE BECAMES STRANGERS IN OUR LAND OUR DEGREES COULD NOT GIVE US MANNA WE ARE SLAVES, A KHAKIED SERVANT OF THE NATION FOR 12 MOONS THE GLIM ON OUR FACES DISAPPEARED EVERYDAY THE MOON SLEPT LIKE A BEE CHASING NECTAR CASING OUR SECOND RATE DEGREES WE BECAME A LEGION OF EMBATTLED COMBATANTS VIEWING THE SCARVENGERS OF A FUTURE LEGION WE SLAVED AS OUR VIRGIN PALMS TURNED CALLOUS THE HOWLING OF OUR STOMACHS PROTESTED AGAINST OUR POVERTY THE STREAK OF THE ZEBRA EMBODY OUR MINDS AS A SILHOUETTE OF SCOFFERS DINE TO DECIDE OUR FATE WE LURCH AROUND IN ANTICIPATION OF AN INTERVIEW WITH PREGNANT VULTURES WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE TRENCHES SINCE INDEPENDENCE WE DON’T HAVE 30 PIECES OF KOBO TO RENDER WE HAVE NO SURNAME AND WE HAVE NO DELILIAHS WE HAVE BEEN CARESSED BY THE MOON WE HAVE BEEN BAKED AND CAKED BY THE SUN OUR WRETCHED SOULS HAVE PAVED WAY TO DESPAIR BUT SOMEDAY! SOMEDAY!! SOMDAY!!! DOONDARI SHALL RETURN WITH GUENO YES GUENO!! GUENO WILL SPIT OUT BRIMSTONE TO CRUCIFY JUDAS AND HIS COHORTS. |
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