We Should Draw His Face Poem by ANANIYA MULUNGU

We Should Draw His Face



We should sketch his face in trees and let it be there
So that one and all can evidently see it and append some commentary
We must even illustrate it down roads far and wide
We should accompany it with captions packed with truth
Eye-catching banners should encase the face
We should not mask anything
Because our depiction will expose every pimple on the face
We should not be terrified
If his army oppresses us because of the portrayal
We will then even describe more
And add very absurd footnotes

We should even draw all the titles he has
For which dread is ignited in the recesses of our hearts
As we are reminded of the throbbing past
When our voices were censored in grubby dungeons
We should draw the face without conjuring up any images
All their connotations will be laid astride them
To exploit the meanings of the tyrannical titles
We should exhaust all his faces by drawing them
Even in rushing waters that will carry them to distant lands
The certainty should not be constrained here
Let it fly transversely across the earth
For it is offered in drawings of his face
We should not be in awe of him anymore
We should just draw his face ubiquitously

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ANANIYA MULUNGU

ANANIYA MULUNGU

CHITIPA, MALAWI
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