SATIRE: "BLAZERS SUIT" BY DANIEL AROWORADE

Is it true 

That fire is no longer hot? 

Does its crackling blaze still cause a quake in the spine of dry leaves ? 

Oh!

Maybe, just maybe 

The object of fire’s fury 

Has thickened its walls. 

The oxidation in ‘cabinet ears’

Cannot accommodate 

anymore electrons, So that they cannot burn. 

Maybe their hearts have developed high heat capacity like water, so even if they hear the messiah, they cannot burn within them. 

or like rocks, they now lack flammable hydrocarbons like compassion. 

Could it be that their consciences—within a whirl of instabilities—boast of the stability of their molecular structure, and no blazing can melt ?

Maybe Olúbùnmi scorned correctly, 

“They only ‘blaze’ to ‘suit’ their cynical agenda, and retreat into blaring silence.”

© Daniel Aroworade

- Nigeria 

25/5/2026

The poem “Blazers Suit” reflects on the emotional and moral numbness of people in society. Using the symbol of fire, the poet questions whether passion, truth, and conviction still have the power to affect people as they once did. The speaker wonders if people have become too hardened to feel guilt, compassion, or spiritual awakening.

Through scientific imagery such as oxidation, heat capacity, molecular structure, and hydrocarbons, the poet compares human hearts and consciences to substances that can no longer burn or melt. These comparisons emphasize how people have become resistant to correction, empathy, and meaningful change.

The poem ends with a satirical criticism of hypocrisy, suggesting that many people only “blaze” or show passion when it suits their selfish interests. Overall, the poem explores themes of insincerity, emotional coldness, moral decay, and the loss of genuine conviction in society.