The Blind Deaf Poem by Emmanuel Kwabena Woyome

Power ripped away the expectations of posterity

Leaving the hopeless and powerless-

Resigned to insecurity and inferiority



Feud is juxtaposed with greed

As myriad families-

Find it yet impossible to feed



Men are quick to justify-

But the objective of warfare

To the harsh neglect of-

The provision of a decent healthcare



An infant dies before his first birthday

Whiles teenagers fear-

But their retirement and old age



The arms of dreams are hard twisted

Rendering the thoughts of men-

Fragile and neglected



Brutality is cherished by queens and kings

Yet on their fingers,

They wear democratic bracelets and rings.



While we spit in the face of due diligence-

Responsibility is shirked with all meekness

And the sensitivity of the masses-

Wallow in a ditch of profound soreness



Mercy and empathy are both despised

Wherefore in the political realms-

Poverty remains under-priced



About the truth, facts are rumored

When under deceptive

and obsessed voices-

The ears of the weak are tutored



Selfishness is sewn in the air

And into the faces of disregard and impossibility-

Our women and children continually stare.



With a sip from the cup of supremacy

Apparently, authority suffers-

An immediate abuse

And the rule of law-

dealt an unflinching blow of misuse

Men kiss the feet of arrogance-

Perpetrate gravious horror

All in a sub-graded pretense

And yet, in the end,

We all feature in a roll of honor.