The Rage of an Angry Man! (let's make it rhyme)




I sought patronage with one tailor who said he was above average. 
He promised he would sew me clothes that will give me great carriage 
And improve my image. 
Then i gave him enough coverage with no shortage 
So i can quickly put the clothes into usage. 
Little did i know that he was a macrophage 
Seeking to ravage my financial heritage.

That got me filled with rage 
For he took advantage of me like an underage. 
When he was within range, 
I felt like using my hands to rearrange his age 
So he can cry like a savage. 
O! how i wanted to package him like cabbage, 
Roll him like sausage 
And throw him off him off like garbage. 
Better still, i felt like holding him as hostage 
In the cage inside my garage.

Then i remembered i am a sage 
There's an adage that says this world is like a stage, 
Thou shall not mortgage one's living wage.

Abeg nor mind my language 
Like say i never stay village. 
I be won arrange e face like luggage 
Inside Luxurious storage. 
D guy for shout like woman wen get miscarriage. 
Dem for bandage e face like living in bondage. 
As i come remember who i be,i come get discourage 
'Thou shall do no damage'. 
Abi i get mintage like CBN wen i go take buy enough beverage 
And medi'cine dosage 
I come remember messages 
Wen dey inside many Bible passages. 
I come tell myself 'guy lower your voltage
Make u nor cause wreckage. 
E nor good to find leverage. 
U never get health coverage ,
Not to talk of marriage.' 
O boy ye, life be like voyage 
Inside sea, any leakage go put men for rampage. 
Take courage!
Salvage ur rage!

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