Men, Not gods

Adetimehin Victor ‘Vic’Adex’ is becoming increasingly popular by the day with his “Men, not gods” piece performed at War of Words Season 5 (August, 2015). Below is another version of the poem, crafted by a freelance writer, Olabanji Issa Usman (BusyBrain), titled still as “Men, Not gods"

Those we repose our trust

and verily craving for a lust

while their citizens hustling in a dust

O! they are the looters

They are men not gods

Through party manifestos they create

and we follow and voted them with faith

Now they are marring myriad fate

Who are they making us irate ?

O! They are Men not gods

Behold poly and varsities with corruption

as they rule with bad reputation

lecturers and there irritable method of extortion

extorting to build mansion

verily, they are men not gods.

Where are your particulars by the road side ?

claiming protection and cannot chide evil tide

Twenty Naira as daily bread from motorists in their ride

Taking bribe stylishly in a glide

O! they are Men not gods

“Allahu Akbar” after slaughtering

Claiming true servants after bombing

O! God those things are done in your name even raping

Alas! Are the gods vexing?

No, they are Men not gods

Those aborted pregnancy

by the girls at their infancy

who are  the owners and the terminator of terminated pregnancy

O! they are Men not gods

Men are the evil doers

as evil tide in Nigeria is building towers

Nursing murderers with kleptomaniac fingers

Men are the looters

Men are the destroyers

Men are the bombers

Men are the robbers

The evil tide perpetrators

are the MEN and  Not gods

Yes! Men not gods

Edited by: Bankole Kolawole

PS:
“Allahu Akbar” in Arabic language depicts “God is the greatest”