Chinedu Vincent Okoro
Consul in Abia State, Nigeria
Chinedu Vincent Okoro is a Nigerian writer, teacher and Political activist.
He obtained his Nigerian Certificate in Education (N.C.E) in Political Science and Social Studies and B.Ed in Educational Management and Political Science from Institute of Ecumenical Education Enugu and Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) respectively. He is currently the PRO, Abia State Chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and a member of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
1) OH MY AFRICA!
Oh my Africa, you are gold!
Your baptismal name is blessed!
I have seen why colonialism
refused to bid bye to you
Termites are surplus in your land.
Your endowments have refused to dry;
despite the struggle of selfish oracles
to tap you dry.
A once called ape who poured love on
His colour:
An ape who gives fresh air to aliens;
An ape who has inks his name in all
the continents of the universe;
An ape whose voice lights the earth.
Most ape callers darken and are still
darkening their soul;
for they want to be you.
I’m lucky to be in you my Africa!
2) FREEDOM GONG
(Dedicated to all freedom fighters in the world)
I rather be devoured; and
my flesh and blood fed to
the birds of the earth, than
I lick your smelly excreta.
I don't care if my eyes are
plucked from their sockets
and gifted to the olm in
River Nile than I watch you
rape me for my communal
heritage.
You can stab me in the
stomach than my holy lips
sing an ode to an inept soul
like you.
You can tattoo my face with
the ugliest of paints and colors
just to lull aliens to your corner.
I dare not be cooked in your pot
of lies and deciet.
It doesn't matter if my own share
of the national green cake is
denied me, for I can't afford to wait
for my ladder to the mountain of
gold and silver burn to ashes.
3) RAPED LAW IN GREEN LAND
I breezed into the chamber
Of a supergiant but
Was taken aback at the discovery
That a dwarf beats him up.
It sounds sympathetic
That he is an advocate of justice
But in his chamber the have
Strangles the have not.
He is exalted as an impartial oracle
But enjoys an unholy romance
With partiality
In his chamber.
Not minding his war
Against shady business,
Corrupt gerontocrats dine him
In his chamber.
I thought he was born blind
But hard currencies spat his
Eyes and sight came upon.
He only eats cold soul
He combats the disable
He maneuvers the ignoramus
He chastises the animals he despises.
© Chinedu Vincent Okoro
Thank you!