THE ANNOYING COCKS (Man Versus Nature)

This morning I had a problem.
I had a problem beyond my power.
Some cocks noisily broke
My heart, around the first hour.

They all had encompassed me:
Their number was twice two or so.
They actually did conspire
To do something I didn't know.

Over to my right side two flew
And crowed badly into my one ear!
Oh why, cocks? Why this?
But none cared about my fear.

I tried to grab one but feathers.
They did their crowings carefreely:
Cocroocoo! Cocroocoo...
Without any pause: aw, really?

Later on I gave up the struggle:
For it seemed I was rather the odd.
They could just be playing
Or, giving their praises to God!

ISAAC ESSOUN

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WORLD NEWS (Reporter: Holy Spirit)

Listen to me, listen to me, World:
I have a news for you.
News more precious than wealth.
Listen for time is due!

Aw, time is due for your salvation:
The end is really near!
Observe the Antichrist's invasion
Which is already here.

Observe well, her use of pressure
And her use of money
Which make youths love pleasure
Like sweetened honey.

Observe well, the sudden decline
In your steadfastness.
Observe the way, you now incline
Your all to foolishness.

Very soon, God's grace will expire.
Yes, that's the reality!
Then He'll melt all things with fire:
Beginning of eternity!

So, how prepared are you, World?
Please, I'm asking you.
Why do you keep on loving wealth
While end time is due?

I invite you, World, come to Jesus.
Come for His embrace.
Atsake pleasure. Sin not to excess.
Please, come for grace.

ISAAC ESSOUN

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FREEDOM IS NEAR; EVEN HERE

For some countless decades now,
The eyeballs of my own people
And my wet eyeballs have seldom met.
If I have enjoyed their painful absence
Up till now,
Then I won't give up while rescue is near.

In some freezing sea I have swum hitherto.
Here I found no coral reefs,
Save some scaly poisonous fishes.
They've injected me with venom for too long;
Therefore I'll persist even in it,
For, soon, I will sneak out.

I am a slave here;
But a son somewhere.
Come and see these marks
Painfully inscribed on my flesh!
I heard that soon I shall go home:
So I'll hold my peace, and suffer some more...

Soon nostalgic eyeballs shall meet!
Soon my habitat shall change.
These fetters shall fall off my feet:
Freedom from these chains!
Soon, I also shall be shown the rescue door:
So I'll hold my peace, and suffer some more...

ISAAC ESSOUN
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TRIBUTE UPENDED

Look at me.
Observe me well.
Pay close attention
To my words, and my deeds.
When I die, in my tribute,
Write these things truthfully.

Do not let my dirty life
Make you a hypocrite, a liar.
My life is dirty, and I know it.
So when I die, in my tribute,
Write my dirty life truthfully.

If you want to praise me,
Praise me today, now.
Tell it to the whole world.
Do not wait and lie
When I die, in my tribute.
I wouldn't need it.

When I die, I'll be senseless.
Whatever you say in my tribute,
I shall never hear, and you know it.
So when you tell the people lies,
How will my clay benefit?

If you want to praise me,
Praise me today, now.
Tell it to the whole world.
Do not wait and lie
When I die, in my tribute.
That would be useless,
You hypocrites!

ISAAC ESSOUN

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