Wednesday, 25 June 2025

The Supreme Leader's Bunker

 By Chidi Anthony Opara 


The bunker brimmed 

With libido enhancing wines 

And other goodies of the earth,

The supreme leader's bunker 

Brimmed 

With sultry looking virgin maidens.

But for the snore

Of the supreme leader,

And the lullabies of the virgins,

The bunker was serene.


Bombs 

And rockets blasted outside, 

Blighting with the people's blood 

The exterior of the bunker.

The lullabies of the virgins

And the snore 

Of the supreme leader grew louder.


The laments of the people 

Drowned the lullabies of the virgins,

The supreme leader awoke.


Sabre rattling, 

Threats 

To unleash holy warriors,

The hackneyed 

Hallucination of holy war.


The supreme leader took a sip 

And went back to slept.

The virgins continued to sing

And caress 

The unturbanned head 

Of the supreme leader.