Indictment Poem by Tony Adah

Indictment



I am indicted for being myself
In the thoughts generated and
Espoused from the streams of wisdom
It is Nobody's mind but mine
I will rather go to the gallows
And die than succumb to that
Which kills me alive.

Scarcely a moment passes without
My inner voice whispering to me
'You are the tortoise's carapace,
No venom of any green mamba
Can dare you poison';
Whispers a little voice.

I defer to this truth
The one devoid of the lure of
Silver and gold
The aliment that nourishes the soul
Food fit only for the discerning
Which goons run away from
To the buffet that blows their
Tummies full.
I am here bowels void
Mind full of the invisible cuisines
The embodiment of my soul,
I know what I know because
I know what I eat
I eat what I eat because I know
What I know;
And I'll be freer in prison
Than bow to empty vessels
Making the loudest noise in their
Kitchen languishing in dearth.

Saturday, July 30, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: wisdom
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