By Victor Uzodinma Chukwuma
74. Let these Angels die
Tears
and I closed my eyes
I opened them
but the darkness persists.
Stewards’ hearts are taken by the darkness,
the lords of darkness feast off
the fat of the land,
while the guardian angels sleep.
This is the end of this nation
and many.
lines of decay crisscross souls of power.
No more justice to sooth the injured
Swell,
let in our hands,
these angels die;
then let the gallows besiege.
Dying to reincarnate
in this same garment,
is not oblivion enough.
It’s hell.
75. Our Real Youth
I see a sparkling flame
with gripping branches;
I see a lion, walking up;
I see a shark, they need a net
A strong net.
As he passed by me he averred:
When my mission is done,
they will condemned me a villain;
but when my mission is done,
and am done,
I and I will manifest.
Believe.
Victor Chukwuma, Professor of Physics, renowned for his immense contribution to the development of Astronomy and Space Science in Nigeria, is a Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Physics.
