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A Satirical Poem: INSAY DI PODA-PODA

​Poem by: Abubakarr Kamara - (Dephoenix)


Insay di poda-poda

Grɔmbul nɔ de dɔn,

Ɔlman gɛt tɔk fɔ tɔk

Sɔman go tɔk 

Bɔt in neba we nɔ

Put pɔt na faya 

Te di wik de dɔn so.

Oda wan go se i taya

Wit aw ɔltin dɔn tinap

Lɛk bɔypikin na uman grɔn.

Wetin swit pas ɔl na we

Aprɛntis dɛn fil se

Dɛn mas-mas na pasenja ed

Dɛn fɔ gɛt am...hmm

Dɛn yon kes siryɔs!


Insay di poda-poda

Gladi-gladi nɔ de na pɔsin fes

Fes dɛm tɛns lɛk na met is,

Jok sɛf kin kam wit sɔnkɔ-sɔnkɔ.

Na de yu go si Sori

De lelemu bɔt Sule,

Sale go lɔk in yon na bɔx

Ɛn de jɛpɛ pan Abi in yon.


Insay di poda-poda

Plaba nɔ de dɔn,

Ɔltɛm dɛn gɛt nyu wan.

Som tɛm fɔ chenj nɔmɔ

Go mek da man chɛr mami kɔs

Lɛk se nɔto mama bɔn am.

Smɔl tɔk go mek

Da mared uman tɛl

Da yɔnbɔy aw i want

Mek man andul am na bed

Lɛk udat de fɛn lɔya fɔ os kes

Ɔltin kin jus ful mi mɔt!


Insay di poda-poda

Na de bɔku kin blo maynd

Bɔt di kɔntri in tranganɛs.

Da ivin tɛm yon kin swit....

Na di tɛm dɛn kin koto 

Fɔ di big wet fɔl dɛm we

De mek di kɔntri de fɔdɔm

Udat in drɛgin nɔ mek sɛns

Frɔm mɔnin to nɛt i kin jus wet

Mek pɔsin krach in krɔ-krɔ

So i de pul di wam-at klos pan di pɔsin.


Insay di poda-poda

Na de yu go yɛri ɔltin bɔt yu kɔntri

No wɔnda r si da mɛmba ɔf parlimɛnt 

In yai rɛd way wi dɔn kip kɔmpin 

Pa dɛm Insay d poda-poda.


©️A.B. Kamara (Sierra Phoenix)

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 16, 2022 at 11:02 PM

    The dictions are nicely put in each lines and stanzas.

    ReplyDelete

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