Cacophony Of Lies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACAAAAAAAAAAADEAAA AA FGHIJKFG| We weren't there the army said | A |
| Don't know who sent them | B |
| Don't have the capacity Sanwo said | A |
| Sanwo is lying the police | C |
| Were overwhelmed he invited us the army said | A |
| We acted on the last order the army said | A |
| We told them pm they went pm Sanwo said | A |
| We shot in the air the army said | A |
| They shot at us protesters said | A |
| We used blank bullets the army said | A |
| They used live bullets DJ Switch said | A |
| None died the army said | A |
| Two died Sanwo said | A |
| They were violent the army said | A |
| We were chanting the National Anthem protesters said | A |
| Where are the bodies the army asked | D |
| The bodies were taken by the army protesters say | E |
| It's all propaganda since there're no bodies government apologists said | A |
| It's no propaganda CNN said | A |
| We shall visit the morgue the panel said | A |
| It's on an emergency renovation the army said | A |
| The bodies were moved to clean up the evidence Amnesty said | A |
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| Cacophony of lies | F |
| To impunity and atrocities cover up | G |
| By leaders whose aim is to cover | H |
| Up the mess and the people to cow | I |
| With brutal force but truth's one | J |
| And patiently waits at the foot | K |
| Of the tree when lies | F |
| Dishonesty and falsehood climb up | G |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 11/19/2020
Poet's note: The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu set up a panel of enquiry to investigate the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Meanwhile, the governor had denied sending the soldiers and the army had denied having its men at the Lekki toll gate in the first place. However, at panel's sitting there were a lot of inconsistencies as government officials and the army desperately tried to cover up incriminating evidence. The poem examines the defense presented by the governor against that presented by protesters and a CNN documentary which show what really took place.
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