"Good Deal" by Isaac Oluyi

Is it a good deal?

They say it’s a good deal

To put a square peg in a round hole

They say it’s a good deal

To go to bed on empty stomachs

In the midst of plenty

Is it really a good deal? I ask again.

They say it’s a good deal

To slaughter merit on the altar of survival

They say it’s a good deal

To be without any means of livelihood

In a land that flows with milk and honey

Again, I ask: Is this really a good deal?

ABRA-CA-DA-BRA… A voice oozes out

The more you look, the less you see.