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Such a pity…
Such a pity we are all blind,
Ungenerous, shunning others with
a blind,
Alwayswicked, hatefulasifbound.
Such a pity we are all one,
But unneighbourly as if in a pro-
miscuous barn,
Yet lovers of progress, peace all
round.
Such a pity the world is a stage,
As bad actors we are all at its edge,
And soon we will fall off and
wound.
Bilkisu Yusuf
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 25 May 1992, p. 41. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.