Work Rules

There are soldiers whose backs are beds
and there are queens who rule the night.
there are egungun with dark shades
who work the money out of the room.
crocodiles with water scales in their hearts.
so here are the rules to these policies
burn your pride on stick suns of clouds
hurry your footsteps to find these youthful truths.
Thanks be to the God that comes on the 28th
you will find security bars in your tired tongues.

Ruddapoet