I will learn to fly a kite
So I can be prompt on site
But how can I change the habit of others
To stop coveting colours and feathers
I've often seen ugly sights
Commuters exchanging blows in fights
These are all children of mothers
Who are some how claiming fathers
People looking gay with delight
During the day when the sun is bright
This is one show among many others
The one who challenges to be shown the others
Some are hungry craving a bite
Awaiting jobs all the day and night
Poor animals weaker than the others
Who are more dangerous than panthers
Why are people assuming the right
To be indolent with health and might
Life could taste better and smoother
If all the cats go to work and bother.
Abdulkadir Babajo
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 21 Oct 1990, p. 41. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.