His Excellency Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

His Excellency



He sits on the oil well bestowed
In the desert when tired after the herd
The search of water brought wells
Pumping crude to the world held
Kill any dissent in the name
Divine law he says he is inheritor
Reinvented slavery for the poor
Subsistence to the man or woman
Manual laborer or girl from Philippines
On the computer selling jewels
Playgrounds in the air and casinos
Behind the mosque is the pub
Reclaim soil from the sea
For money the Bacchus reincarnated
Morality under the feet when once
Said the prayer and kissed the book holy
Fights his war of wrath in distant periphery
With champion of democracy in secrete communion
Strangulate people in scarves or tie their heads
Repress the growth of minds and souls
And Japanese inventions another blessing

Jogs in the air His Excellency
Bows the President to His Excellency
His Excellency has a hundred wives
His Excellency answers no question
His Excellency has a life of many lives
Vegetative existence His Excellency
His Excellency is fond of falcons
SUVs and sports cars and any magazine cover
Hires the worlds best army His Excellency
On the border for His Excellency to protect
Plays the role of a mini god His Excellency
With a support from the ideals of revolution
Of French and struggle for the rights of man
His Excellency protects interests of Big Sam
The history goes to Lawrence of desert
Fond of charity to cleanse his riches
His Excellency then to the charities
To those thirsty for water
His Excellency has his palace in paradise
The horses of His Excellency
On camel race His Excellency when he laughs
Ripped apart children stolen from poor
Possessive His Excellency of women
Cannot drive for the delicacy
Lineage a thousand years back to be a citizen
His Excellency lives in a utopia on this earth
His Excellency earns nothing but owns every thing
In lousy strides as His Excellency
Moves to multiply his wealth the modern way
His Excellency
Is such an exalted character in history

Thursday, December 5, 2013
Topic(s) of this poem: love and art
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Sadiqullah Khan
25/4/2009

–AFP @ The Nation June 4,2013.
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