TREATING TREMORS

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The earth tremored
And we trembled
Because we've gambled
And fambled
Over time

Last night, parts of Accra
And the central region experienced earth tremor

Who felt it
Did you feel it
What were you doing
And how did you react?

I wonder if any high ranking state member felt it
And what they must've thought

Earth tremors have happened in Ghana before
But like everything else
We didn't take it seriously

No emergency response
No measures put in place
In case it happened again
We just sit by and look on

Why
If last night's tremor was any dangerous
What would've been our response

We would have been sending our thoughts and prayers
To the affected families and individuals

Yet, we put no measures in place to mitigate the damage

Enough condolences
Let's take control

               YUSSIF AHMED IBN YUSSIF
               ahmed.yussiph@gmail.com



Comments

  1. UnknownJune 25, 2020 at 3:27 AM

    Indeed how would those high ranking members react?
    Enough condolences and we need to take action now, not later, not someday when perhaps it already too late, too late to bring back the dead!

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  2. ObJune 25, 2020 at 7:05 AM

    The cycle of waiting for doom continues,
    The ranting and blame game comes to play and no solution comes of it.
    Tired is an understatement of citizens. Action action action they shout but it is deaf to the ears of the leaders.

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