The world is now a village says them all
But remain in your street we hear them say
In Lagos and in New York we share a space
But do not forget, your street is the shit-hole
Agreements are signed every year
But the poor have no clause in them
Bilateral and mutual they say they are
But nothing was done for the good of all
The powerful each year play their pun
Agreement, accord, pact and resolution
All encased in mutuality and multilateralism
But at the end, we are left to rot alive like moles
Today they say is the World Multilateral Day
Expected to promote Diplomacy for Peace
But what indeed is peace if not the good of the rich
And an occasion, on the shoulder of the poor to tap
But with the arrival of Covid19, the crowned virus
Should the world continue to play the hide and seek
While Wuhan is now at the back of Madrid and Milan
And can a Nairobi taxi driver survive while New York burns?
Copyright Alisonomi2020©
“It is not enough to proclaim the virtues of multilateralism; we must continue to show its added value. International cooperation must adapt to changing times.”
– Anthónio Gutierrez, UN Secretery-General
