I AM GUILTY!

I AM GUILTY!

(A Poem)

I sure am guilty for
Not having invented the
Light bomb or the atomic
Bulb. As I am guilty for
The questionable order
Or disorder of the world,
My words and sentences.

Even guilty I am of
My puny excuse of not
Having been born earlier
Than I was, to invent things
Before they were innovated.

Aye. I am guilty of not
Having been a flawless example,
A faithful guide to those
Who seem to be lost as we
All are on this reeling globe
With no pillar: no foundation.

Even guilty I am of
My perfect excuse that
I’ve often tried against
So great an avalanche of
Dissidents, obstinate rebels
And incorrigible fools who are
So wise they can’t be fools.

But no. And know,
I am sure not guilty
Of having been silent and
Dumb about the truth that
We are all lost on this futureless
Globe. And we are so foolish
Or so wise that we have, on the
Only willing guide, turned
Our haughty backs.

And know,
This Guide is still waiting.
This Guide will soon turn
His back on us.
And who will be guilty, then?

… Uche Aniagu