Forty Acres and a Mule

Dedan

33 Dedan Dedan, the sign before the Boa gets me I crawled up the Kilimanjaro to breathe it In the air sublime around Epasa Moto Paddled up the falling steps of the Niger Dove into the belly of the Nile in search of seer Mami Wata Into the heart of the Equatorial I pored in search of your trail and scent The mu-ngang leaves, barks and roots too I scraped every fissure of the Zimbabwe scrolls In the nakedness of the Kgalahadi I pulled the ears to hear it in the wind Blowing against the shifting sands of time Nothing At akimbo stood your progeny as the Boa injected its venom into your bloodstream – our source Rushing to inter you half-alive We did Trapped in the ropes Charged to the corner by the raging Boa The magic wand, Dedan, we need now You took it not yonder, did you? Spirit of the immortals, the torch Nay, the burning spear to finish it Before devoured by the Boa we get 34 Notes: Dedan (Kimathi) – founder of the Mau Mau movement that dislodged British imperial/colonial rule out of Kenya. Kgalahadi – (a.k.a) Kalahari A Comedy and Murder Moment Mouthfuls of spittle they ejaculate Laughing over spoils of their sport Countless electile dysfunctions The carcasses of their subjects In trenches physical and psychological Who must choke Unless their gods ejaculate and fart Victims of hope in divine Providence And smiles some life after Note: electile dysfunction – (coined from the medical condition, erectile dysfunction), a derogatory reference to electoral fraud and other poor governance practices. ...