Lorette ' SAVE THE BALLOT'

As a response to Ajakaye Rashidat's ' BULLET OVER BALLOT '

(My poetic answer to those who view autocracy as a viable or rather the only option to Nigeria's flawed democracy).

Winter is coming,
cast your vote before the green walkers, take your hands,
make your choice,
there is room for liberty.
Hence, they raze down your constituent - a glowing burning crypt.

Save the ballot!!!
Flee from the sword
for àfonja is only a bloody soldier
who knows no diplomacy,
Alafin can testify to this.

Save the ballot
from the green walkers
who want to chop off our thumbs
and spill to the sea our voting ink.

The ballot is flawed - Save it
from those whose boots are made of iron,
who want to trample gods into dust,
grind gold into sand
and feed our pie to dogs.

Save the ballot!!!
From those who will track down folksongs and poems with police dogs.

Who will condemn poets against sandbags,
execute journalists before dawn
and then make sermons about our model democracy.

Save the ballot!!!
From the dark goggled general
with bayonet between his legs.

Dammy Abbey Bush.

This poet personae writes this piece as a response to ' BULLET OVER BALLOT'  (Ajakaye Rashidat Olamidayo). This poet long for the safety of democracy from the hands of those who pretend to be its friend hereby striking the world of the press.