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 Serpent's Whisper  Rabiu Kassim (A.K.A Excel MD) Cheer no more, O serpent, I'll listen to you no more! Your deceptive mirror, I shun, lest I die and decay. Yesterday, I trod the right path, a step towards greener pastures. My strength was profuse perspiration, my bathing ritual. But then, the panegyric praises of suitors set me ablaze, Deaf and dumb stories of today, a testament to life's maze. Oh, the incomprehensible nature of my journey! How injurious the wagging tongues of Judas, a betrayal to abhor. One sudden storm blew me off course, the insincere clapping of men Sank my canoe deep, a lesson learned, a truth to amend. I'll listen to you no more, mankind, deceive not like your father Adam, Lest you find yourself in a casket, your final home, a solemn pardon. Man's path is dusty and doubtful, profitless and short, But in your Maker, flowers bloom, a treasure to report. One turned look at your Maker, makes your life anew, Another turned look, abundance pours, a...