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How to kill A Mosquitoe
Send him to Gushau
No
Kill him, let him die
Like Dele Giwa
No
Ehen, ehen…!
Yes give him a job
Euruka!
Yes give him a job
An’ employ his cohorts
To drain the coffer
Whilst his dotage mind is not cognisant
From disco-buzzing of erstwhile Brethren
Then naked him skeleton of his skin:
Stay put in office shamefully
Or leave office shamefully
He will have for garland
As his petly chichidodo already
Is silenced
Obynna Chylekezi · 1991
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 24 June 1991, p. 40. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation verified against the archived page.