If you see Mr President
tell him that we know
about those unfathomed speeches
rendered on spotless white sheets
about the queer achievements
that are too big for our eyes to behold.
Tell him we also know that
they are soon becoming a tale.
If you see Mr President
tell him that we won't talk about the huge debts
that were shamelessly incurred
but we are proud to tell the world
and assure the lenders
that our children will pay them in triple folds.
Tell him also that we now know
that competence has a tribe
and belongs to a specific faith.
And please, tell him
that change has begun with us
we patronise this understaffed hospital
but United Kingdom is just a stone throw
when his excellency has cold.
9th January, 2023
Oladehinde Ibikunle
