Nobody Cares
My Self-ish Story of 2020
Hey bro,
You scared?
Move to Yaoundé;
Be a good teacher;
Be patriotic.
Nobody cares.
Yeah, nobody cares.
Working for government yeah?
Settled — your leg is probably black.
Number on Ambe’s call log?
Probably you’re a sponsor.
Either way, you’re fucked.
Come to withdraw money?
Completed the form?
Sorry, flagless IDs get no service.
Oh you had to choose between flag and hand huh?
Well, nobody cares;
No flag on ID, no withdrawal.
Ruptured Achilles tendon?
Still hurting from surgery?
Struggling with crutches?
Show goes on; nobody cares.
Did Covid do it?
Revalorize us?
Well, they applauded, didn’t they?
Yeah, from their balconies.
Convenient?
Nurse Pegie trekked home.
She’s surely well paid;
No doubts about it.
Didn’t she enjoy the applause?
Why complain?
You teach, don’t you?
Does that even count as essential?
Doesn’t matter;
Nobody cares.
Tinkering on the brink?
Of depression?
Oh, it’s the stay at home thing, yeah?
Too bad nobody cares.
Yeah, I’m mad;
Nobody cares, sure.
Sure, I’m fucked;
Yeah, nobody cares.
Still I hope.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
