'Your Faith is Worthless' by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

a thirsty fool stood on a mountain

praying for water to quench his thirst

“god, i have faith in you,” he says

bring me water from the stream below”

god looks at him with disdain

“why not make the water move first

faith, without work, never pays

there’s water below, you know!”

he held on to faith, waiting in vain

skin burnt as though into fire immersed

just before his final breath, he prays

“god, do not forsake me so!”

down at the foot of the mountain

water bubbles form and burst

as crocodiles, deers, frogs and jays

drink, oblivious of a fool’s dying echo.

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