Cobwebs And Spiders, Skeletons And Cupboards

My Thoughts on Waste, Mediocrity, and Corruption

I entered a dingy house Dark and humid it was The servants scattered about their daily chores Yet the house was none the cleaner I went upstairs and found the owners gathered therein Cleaning their money pots and counting their coins

The servants were paid but the house unclean The gardener was paid but the grounds unkempt The driver was paid but the cars unwashed The nanny was paid but the children unruly The maid was paid, Oga’s bed warm but the kitchen a mess

The owners were content with the status of things Even though rot grew up and overran their lot Anyone who dared question the norm Was eventually at last shown the door

Why? Oh, why? Would I remain in this house? Dingy and dark, smelly and foul Open the windows! Part the curtains! Open the double doors! Let in the sunlight Away with the cobwebs and their leeching spiders! Burn the cupboards and their unholy abominable skeletons!

You soulless numbed throng Who bewitched you to waste away in this cesspool of grime and filth? Awake from your slumber and take up your broom Get up from your leisure and apply your shears Shake off your lethargy and dust the house

Awake O Sleeper! O Sleeper Awake! Remove the usurper that you might live Let the rallying cry O cry aloud Let there be light! Let there be light

© Imabong Faminu

Imabong Faminu is an out of work wife, mum, and ex-banker on her way to establishing a career as a creative writer and poet. Her debut collection ‘Rhythms and Ebbs — A Book of Poetry and Quotes’ is now out on Amazon Kindle. Connect with her and learn more here

Whatever Space You inhabit, Leave It A Little Better Than You Found It Imabong Faminu