Hunger
in Heaven
Dagga
the poet recalled a folktale to me…
It
wasn’t just a recall for the recall was the essence of the folktale
The
essence of it in our social-political plight
It
was concerning an ancient quest the birds and the tortoise made to heaven
An ancient folktale and I here elucidate on the words of Daga the poet.
An ancient folktale and I here elucidate on the words of Daga the poet.
Of
course we all recall it so happened
The
birds and the tortoise made a heavenly quest
When
hunger and poverty bedeviled the earthland.
And there was a grand rule the grand rule is the constitution,
The
constitution of how the dividends of heaven would be shared.
All
the birds whom are the youthful ones the electorates and voters
Donated
their feathers to the politician who is tortoise the politrickster
They
donated their feathers to tortoise to lead them to heaven on earth
Because
there was so much hunger in the land.
All
the birds donated their feathers,
Their
feathers they donated to tortoise as votes of confidence
In
making tortoise their spokesperson in the government of the kingdom of heaven
on earth.
Their
feathers were the votes cast in the ballot box
Their
feathers were votes of confidence on tortoise the politrickster
politician.
When
the birds had donated their feathers to the tortoise
The
tortoise now looked more resplendent than all the birds
The
wings of the tortoise was a wing of many feathers
The
wings of the tortoise was a wing of many colours
The
wings of the tortoise were rainbow coloured, wings that made the Peacock
jealous.
The
grand rules had being laid before the race began for the election
Before
the running for the seats of government seats in the kingdom of heaven
For
government is the kingdom of heaven
Government
the supreme place of power in the land is kingdom of heaven;
So
before the running of election began the grand rules were stated
And
the grand rule on this occasion which was proposed by no other
But
the tortoise was that everyone should take names
The
tortoise said as for me given that I am a man of the people and for the people
What
name should I take other than ‘For all of you’? The tortoise said my name is
‘For
all of you’ because I am for all of you, that is my name, that is what I am.
Then
the running for election began for the kingdom of heaven
The
electoral race began for the supreme power of government the kingdom of
heaven
And
with their feathers the birds the youthful ones voted and did a lot of donation
For
tortoise the politrickster politician,
And
because of this vote of confidence
This
large multifarous donation and vote from the birds the youthful ones
Tortoise
was granted an endowment of the most powerful wings among
All
those running to win first-place in the seat of government the kingdom of heaven.
Tortoise
won the race won the first place and became winner at the end
Of
the election race for the chief-seat of government the kingdom of heaven
And
all the youthful ones were now glad for tortoise who says ‘I am for all of you’
For
they hoped tortoise, whom they knew not was a politrickster,
Would
now bring heaven down to their level on earth
The
flightful ones the birds, the youthful ones who donated even their body for
tortoise
The
politician to get to the seat of power which is the kingdom of heaven
Hoped
greatly on tortoise to bring heaven down to the level of the languishers of the
earth
But
they knew not tortoise was a politrickster.
While
the hungry birds the youthful hungry ones hoped tortoise would now
Bring
down to them heaven on earth, they were not prepared for the shock
Of
their lives, when tortoise their spokesman and voice and representative
In
the kingdom of heaven began giving them insights into the meaning
Of
its name ‘For all of you’.
When
tortoise got to heaven the youthful birds approached tortoise as to the
bounties
Of
the kingdom of heaven and they undoubtedly hoped tortoise would speak
Forthe
good of all since tortoise’s has said to them
‘I am for all of you’.
In
the ancient folktale mother nature the distributor of all things
Brought
out the bounties, the delicacies, andevery bit of it mouth watering
And
Mother nature said to them, all this is for all of you.
After
which the tortoise proceeded in speech ,
‘My
country people my country people heard that.
My
comrades my comrades did you hear that?’
And
the comrades and the country people shouted:
“Yes!
Mother-Father nature says it is for all of us!”
And
the tortoise responded saying to them; “Again!”
And
the comrades and the country people shouted again:
“Yes!
Mother-Father nature says it is for all of us”.
And
angrily the tortoise retorted:
“You
all must be deaf! I say you all must be deaf, deaf as the dead!”
The
comrades were shocked! The country peoples were shocked!
Tortoise
the politrickster proceed with its speech,
“Mother-father
nature did not say it is for ‘all of us’,
Mother-fathter
nature said it is is for ‘all of you’,
I
hope you’ve not forgotten my name is ‘All of you’ which is short for of ‘For
all of you’,
Or
what did I say before the race for the kingdom of heaven began,
I
said I am for all of you’ and I am ‘For all of you’ which in short is also ‘All
of you’
And
that is what I said I am ‘For all of you’ or in short ‘All of you’,
And
Mother-father nature said very clearly that every heavenly delicacy here is for
‘All
of you’”.
It
was largely a matter of hunger for the birds, the youthful ones the electorates
For
there was severe hunger in the land and they took to the path they thought
Would
alleviate their hunger, by donating even as much as their body parts
For
tortoise the politician, but on arrival at heaven where there is plenty
Plenty
which was meant to be judiciously shared for all
By
the grand rules which is the constitution already manipulated before hand
To
the dismay of the birds who went as far as donating their body parts for
tortoise
To
the dismay of the birds while tortoise the politrickster reigned there was hunger
in heaven,
Tortoise
for whom they donated their body parts.
Tortoise
the politrickster enjoyed all the heavenly things
To
the continuation of severe hunger, hungriness and starvation of the birds
Even
in heaven where there was plenty they experienced hunger in heaven
All
because it was tortoise in the heavenly seat of government,
The
birds who had made tortoise resplendent suffered hunger in heaven
Suffered
hunger amidst plenty, so there was massive hunger in heaven.
The
tortoise who goes on the mount for more than an
Immeasurable
length of time such that we fall asleep
Even
to the sleep of death, the tortoise would remain on the mount wishing to die
there,
Never
wanting to dismount from the position of heavenly pleasures.
The
feathers the birds had voted and donated for the flight of the tortoise
In
the running for election in the running for office, these feathers
Were
glued to the back of the tortoise, and
the glue that glued the feathers
To
the back of the tortoise after a while would wear off, the while
It
would take the glue to wear off, this duration of time it would take the glue
To
wear off is the duration for which the votes has entitled the chicanery
politician
To
stay in office,
The
time of the expiration of the glue when the feathers begin to fall off the back
Of
the tortoise is the end of the tenure of the elected office holder ,
When
the office holder‘s tenure comes to an end; but the hungry birds
Said
as a revolutionary prophet said that ‘The kingdom of heaven suffers violence
And
the violent shall take by force’, this they said,
For
what the tortoise was doing to them was violence.
The
birds said ‘we shall not wait till the glue expires for the feathers to fall
But
we shall with violence withdraw our feathers from off the
Back
of tortoise for the tortoise has our backing no more.
The
birds the youthful ones in violent protest not waiting for the end of tenure of
the
Politrickster,
the office holding tortoise, before dethroning the tortoise with violent
protest
From
the seat of power the kingdom of heaven.
‘We
shall with violent protest take back our feathers from the
Back
of tortoise for the tortoise has our backing no more’;
The
birds the youthful ones in violent protest not waiting for the end of tenure of
the
Politrickster,
the office holding tortoise, before dethroning the tortoise with violent
protest
From
the seat of power the kingdom of heaven.
The
birds ripped their feathers from the back of Satan the tortoise the
politrickster
Politician.
The
birds ripped their feathers from the back of Satan the tortoise the
politrickster
Political
office holder, the holder of the seat of power.
And
Satan the tortoise featherless was cast from the chief-seat of government
The
throne of the kingdom of heaven
And
lo Satan the tortoise tumbled down falling from the seat of power
Falling
from heaven a falling star a falling politrickster fallen from heaven,
Satan
the tortoise divested of its powers cast out of paradise,
The
angry hungry birds casting out the tortoise-clan the Satan-clan out of
paradise,
Casting
out the tortoise-clan out of heaven casting out the Satan-clan out of heaven,
The
clan of chicanery and demagoguery cast out of heaven
Before
the end of tenure in office and this was because
The
birds became angry from being made hungry and kept hungry
By
the reign of Satan the tortoise which caused the birds whom are the
electorates,
Who
are the flightful and youthful caused to suffer hunger in paradise,
Caused
to suffer starvation amidst plenty, so the birds rebelled in heaven
The
angels revolted against Satan the tortoise in heaven
And
in revolution they cast Satan the tortoise-clan out of heaven
For
the birds were tired of thechicanery, demagoguery and hunger in Heaven,
For
when Satan the tortoise is in power even in paradise there shall be hunger in
paradise
For
when Satan the tortoise is in power even in heaven there shall be hunger in
heaven.
