Truth Poem by Gbolagade Taiwo

Rock particles in the tongue
Sharp like a broken mug
Coarse in the mouth like sand
At your revelation no man can stand
Cockroach mixed with millipede'
Grinded alongside with centipede'
Having the final taste of insipid
Your words are gall in the tongue
Your absence throws the world in everlasting trauma
The world in great havoc because of your silence
We have the 'opposite' in bulk
Raging in the hearts of old and young
Every corners of the world is void of you
Your messengers are 'enemies' to the world
They are forced to perpetual silence
The 'opposite' has overtook the world
'Everybody' is seen dancing to 'its' beat
World cherish 'it' like their gods
At the 'altar', 'it' is dressed like a king
Down to the centre of the 'holy place',
'It' is a welcome guest
'Everyone' on the labyrinth of destruction
The 'opposite' is mellifluous
While You are acrimonious
Your recluse has made us duffer'
Your men are made to suffer
They are relegated to the part of gongoozler
Come down now! Oh Truth!
Rescue the world from this aggro time
The 'opposite' must now be defeated
People of power are looming in 'it'
They sleep without seeing the requisite for change
Their savor for prevarication is uncomparable
The affliction of the 'opposite' is unbearable
The world is at its wits' end
No other way to look
Break your silence! Oh Truth!
Save us from this pestilence
We want the 'opposite' no more
In You, lies the remedy to our tragedy.