“Be a leader with a ladder, not a boss with an order.”
― Debasish Mridha
“Many people are smarter than their stupid bosses.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
“A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy
“Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer
Ewo ni n o ni yo si
Ewo ni n o ni yo si
Bi mo ti fe ko ri
Be na lo ri
Ewo ni no ni yo si
(Why should I not be happy? 2x ,
It is how I want it to be,
That is how it turns out to be;
Why won’t I be happy?)
You’ve reached the tops,
we know you are there
after the steep climbing
after the clawing, the fighting
and lobbying.
you’ve now achieved your
aim.
you are the oga patata (the big boss)
but just for a moment
have you asked yourself
at what cost?
how many scalps
did you collect?
how may reputations
did you destroy?
how many people
did you make sick?
how many ambitions
did you truncate?
how many lies
did you cook
in your plot?
how many lives
did you step on?
think… please… think
how many? how many?
tarry a while
and
search your mind.
yes,
we know you are the boss
the all-in-all,
the most powerful now
but at what cost?
at the cost of sleepless nights
you go through daily?
at the cost of fear
that trails your path?
the trembling you experience
when alone?
the guilty conscience
that
controls your living?
the shadows you see
at every turn?
the enemies
you believe surround
you?
when no one is after you ?
the unbridled race
you are in?
the constant doubts
you have about
every competent subordinate?
the beatings of your heart
in the night?
the unstoppable sweat
when you remember
friends you have destroyed?
tell me at what cost
are you
holding to this position?
tarry a while, tarry a while
search your mind
you are almighty TINGOD now
the most important,
the most powerful
in the office.
but really are you?
aren’t you insecure?
aren’t you unhappy,
weak and tired?
aren’t you afraid
and beaten?
aren’t you uncomfortable
when you reflect
on your post?
are you happy
in this post?
tell me are your falsehoods
not pursuing you like the
dogs of hell?
or
you have become one
without conscience?
a stone, an unfeeling person?
a heartless man? a chilled individual?
an iced maiden? a stiff marbled person?
tell me, is this
what you want to be?
because of position?
because of fringe benefits
that are temporary?
house? position?
which you did not
come here with
and which you will
not take back with you.
search you mind BOSS
think on your DEEDS.
are you really happy?
tarry a while, tarry a while
life does not end here
nor in the grave
you will give account.
tarry a while, brother,
tarry a while.
ayékòótóFMD 