In The Land Of The Hippopotamus Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

Power is an obsession
Unashamedly displayed
Unapologetically wielded
To slash both foe and friends
In a toxic display of power

Power is the only truth
Shared only with the foolish
Standing on the path of death
A lesson for the living
Who stand frozen
Inside the pool of fear

Power is the ultimate deathblow
Striking with ferocious determination
A mouthful of destruction
A savage bite of death
Unleashed from the seat of power