lord of black gold

lord of black gold

waste lands slimly enriched

oh! lord of black gold

your beauty is second to the apes

countenance serrated

like wild cat fighter

bellied monster of eight

prefect of sleights

my head is down in obeisance

all, hail thee

the wasteful oafish prince of shame

shake your broken calabash bottoms

wriggle your deep melanined hides

put down your ears

listen! lambs of no fortune

the lord of black gold

preys on us

                                                                          ii



a man of sword and valor

son of fire emitting deity

shoulders high,pomp clothes me

thou bloody civilians

in the thickest of storms

when life was a bleak passing day

where were thou?

when death did its moon dance

jeering eyes of opposition

shadowed me around

and body and soul were unequal mates

now the land is my playground

orb and scepter lay enthroned in me

every inch of my smile

is a bubbling remembrance of my pride

aye! am lord of marsh lands

lord of black gold

                                              iii

deeply buried under the stary skies

lay i in an unpleasant stagnancy

am life to a lazy age

ages have i lain in deep sleep

now hustle and bustle

have smoldered me

deep hole through the crust

taps life from my heart

every passing day i loose me

my vengeance purges the skies

my tears melts life

sipping wine with the enemy

floating atop like a bloated cadaver

leaving tales of tears and penury

blood stained hands

puffed pockets

attributes of an ageless one

am the darkest of golds

                                      iv

thou self justifying blimp

oh! friend and foe

truth is a stool of righteousness

selflessness is an half of a sage

listen to the voice of wise men teach

providence conserves pain for the downright

when the udder fails.. lord

calves shall drink myrrh

thou muzzled fluid

tentacled like the squid

speak thou not in terse terms

take a flow into oblivion

purge us of you

thou ageless one

scorch us with your vermin

till wisdom becomes food for all