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By Cyril D. Lurlay

(inspired by the July 19, 1994 press conference given by then Labor Minister Thomas Woewiyu in Monrovia, Liberia)

Scheming and Plotting

Recruiting and Training

Misleading Invading

With Noble Goals Intended!

Then came the Fateful Day

In Butuo 24 December

You always must remember

‘Twas Nineteen Eighty Nine

Gunshots Screaming Running

Drowning Stabbing Butchering

Maiming Beheading Bloodletting

Destroying Degrading Disgracing

Offending Defending Splitting

Raping — Simply Killing

With Noble Goals Intended!

When will it end

When the Man becomes PRE-SI-DENT

Yes President of the Republic

But not before the Doe(s) and Dwanyens

The Flomos and Daniels

The Duopus and Towehs

The Biddles and Kpans and

The Lesser Knowns and Unknowns

In Butuo’s County

Brutally lose their Mamas and Papas

And other Relations to

The Noble Goals Intended

Then on to Bong and Lofa and Bomi

Cape Mount Grand Bassa and Marshall

Montserrado and Rivercess

Grand Kru and Margibi

Don’t forget Maryland

Grand Gedeh and Sinoe –

Every inch of Liberia must

Taste the Nimba Experience

In order to fully discern

The Noble Goals Intended.

Is the Man President yet Well not yet

New rebels have evolved from the Rebellion

Jealous Strong Conniving Disobedient

Vindictive Brutal Engaging Mutating

Angry Daring Challenging

Young and old Country and Congo

Rebels have evolved to thwart the

Presidency of the Man Simply to kill

(or is it to lead in fulfilling)

The Noble Goals Intended

What is this Noble Goal

Must you ask look around

Murders and Fear Burning and Looting

Forcibly Taking Selling Transferring

Harassing Appointing Dictating

Corrupting Stalling Reneging Frustrating

Oppressing and Double-Dealing

While Anarchy Atrocities and Refugees have

Resulted from their effort

They say were for

The Noble Goals Intended

Now that the Mess is Naked

Key players Vomit Confessions all over the place

Blaming the Man the Man Alone for being

Evil and Wicked and Selfish for Corrupting

Their Noble Goals Intended

But this they must know

For though apathetic the Liberian People

Don’t take them for fools

Each player will have his day in Court

And then forever will be haunted

To answer this one-word question,

WHY

And no answer he gives

Or price he pays will ever suffice

Inspite of himself proclaiming

The Noble Goals Intended!

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Cyril D. Lurlay is executive producer of a news service in Atlanta, Georgia. Lurlay is also co-author of The Resource Guide to Doing Business in Africa.