Chains And Pains Poem by Orifah Samson

3. CHAINS AND PAINS
Chains and pains
Form the two sides
Of the coin of life
Masking the substance of life!
The chains
Of slander;
The chains
Of libel
Upon my slippery tongue!
The chains
Of trespass;
The chains
Of encroachment
Upon my troubadour feet!
Pains and chains
Of poverty
Upon the land of my mind…!
Chains and pains
Upon this time-bound life
And yet when a soul
Is let loose
From this tethered life
Of vain struggle
And vain possession
Streams of tears
Irrigate the land of callous minds!
Orifah Samson Obadun