Meeting Of The World Leaders Poem by Andrew Aryeetey

Meeting Of The World Leaders



Another day is here and what has it in store?
It brings with it an opportunity for a meeting;
Another meeting of the world leaders
The high powers of the land, the big guns
The men of influence and authority.

The Secretary General was present
So was the council,
The chief of defence staff and another Kwame Nkrumah
His Excellency was present
But the prime minister was nowhere to be found
What did it matter?
The world is a playground
And the world leaders, they know that best.

Each day is auspicious… and the world leaders,
They know that best.
But what do world leaders talk about when they meet?
World leaders talk about the most important of things…

They talk about milk; it is delicious
And must be consumed in abundance
They talk of sights and scenes
They talk about action movies; Rambo and Terminator
Power Rangers and the rest.
They talk about water guns-
They are the new wonders of the world.

They talk of missing teeth
They talk of shaking teeth
They talk of the new toy bought for
The Deputy Minister.
They talk of His Excellency’s new watch
They make contests,
Who amongst them is the strongest?

They talk of how gross kissing is
They solve arithmetic problems
And make serious calculations in the sand

With such massive brain powers clinging
Conflict is bound to emerge
And the world leaders, they disagree to agree
The world leaders, they agree to disagree
But a day after, all is forgot.

They also talk about you, they think of you
So why the worried look citizen?
Why the worried look tax-payer?
You have forgotten the secret of the halcyon days
The world is a playground… and
The world leaders, they know that best.
University of Ghana, Legon
17th June,2009.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Francis Appiah 14 February 2019

Nice piece

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