ALOOF!

BLOGGER'S NOTE

People do stay aloof for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it's justified. At other times it simply isn't. While we can afford to be aloof emotionally in our interpersonal relationships can we afford to be aloof culturally, socially, politically, intellectually (and basically all the other 'allys'?) Can we continue to play the Ostrich while 'greed flows in turbulent rows' in our national lives?

This 2010 poem from my archives, in a sense seeks to explore that question and concludes that the end result of being aloof is poof!- in other words a sudden disappearance of the earth. Earth being here a symbol of our life's essence. Of our surroundings. Of all that we hold dear. Of us.

Just imagine if we all suddenly disappear? Let me prod you along that path. Watch the likely scenario if humans were to suddenly poof! Then read the poem and stop the indifference today! Give a hoot about politics. About society. About the next person. About the Earth!

Ciao!

A healthy branch

it was once,

luxuriant in launch 

ready to pounce

till apathy came

and made game. 

The verve left

and traitors crept

gliding up branch

making buffet lunch

eating health paltry 

causing stem cry

Now paltry branch

exudes such stench!

for greed flows

in turbulent rows

from quiet fishwife

welded to strife.

That stem sick

with perverse lick 

of hokum soil

in angry spoil

feeds paltry branch

fat with stench.

The cringing root

sees much soot

her tired pout

squeals this shout

from scorched gut

by greedy lot.

It's a goof!

Doomsday and poof!

The earth rots

aint this proof

we'll become dots

cos we're aloof?

Uche Okorie (c) 2010