Written By
Adegbile Samson Adeniyi
Adegbile Samson Adeniyi
Malaria
The black man’s
disease
Killing more than
a million daily
Spread by a small
insect called “mosquito”
You are the only
one who scared the Westerners off Africa
You killed more
than HIV or AIDS yearly
Tuberculosis can’t
be compared to you
Hepatitis cannot
stand your scourge
Neither is cancer
a match to you
Oh malaria!
How come you are the black
man’s disease?
Africa is my home; besides
Many Africa states share
suffix with me
Algeria is my bedroom
Ethiopia is my living room
Gambia is my labour room
Liberia is my playing ground
Namibia is my gymnasium
Nigeria is my market place
Tanzania is my place of work
Tunisia is my research centre
Zambia is my palace
East and west
North and south
Length and breadth
Transversely and longitudinally
You bisected
Africa with your plaque
The only disease
all Africans suffers from
Have you seen an
Africans without malaria throughout his life time?
Probably he never
stayed on the soil of the continent
At their town;
there you have the town hall meetings
Inside the village
you held your meetings
By the city gate
your company is located
In the hamlet, you
reside
In their hut you
dwell
Oh malaria!
Why have you choose Africa as
your home?
Have you seen their dirty
environment?
Do you notice their bushy surroundings?
Is your mind fix on the
stagnant water nearby?
Do they have a net on their windows?
If they do, is it properly fixed?
How many houses have
insecticide treated net?
Now, tell me why I won’t
choose Africa
More so, it is only in Africa I
got applauded
Whenever my vector bite, they
clap
Clap! Clap!! Clap!!!
“Thank you for the good work”
“Continue and increase the
pace of your work”
They said, turning the left
leg for me to bite
Can Africans save
themselves from this slavery?
Can they break
free from this bondage?
Who will save
Africa from this enemy?
Can it be reduced
to the minimum?
What is the
panacea for malaria?
Can it be
eradicated or subdue?
Is it tameable?
Oh yes!
Although I have enveloped them
Yes I have besieged Africa
with my wrath
Like an army camping round a
fortified city
But the battle is not over yet
Africa can be free from my
slavery
Only if Africans will fight me
to the finish
Knowing that the fear of
malaria is good health
Never allow a mosquito to bite
you
Close all windows
Use insecticides treated net
Get rid of all mosquitoes
breading places
Flit your room with
insecticides always
Endeavour to have a clean
environment
Cut and trim your lawn and
bushy surroundings
If mosquito should bite you
accidentally, visit a medical doctor
Use anti malaria drug
regularly and religiously
Remember prevention is better
than cure
And you can be sure to say
Goodbye malaria!
Niyasdec 2015.
30/7/2015.