Poem by Prof.Togane (Abgaal man)
(Although this Master Piece on the Somali Clan was written few years back and some consider it outdated, It still remains funny and renders you to smile to the truth)
Pilot fish are pragmatic pioneers
they are also visionary fish
they lead other fish
to their happy hunting grounds
to their happy haunts
to their desired destinations
to their day of rendezvous with destiny
The Gadabursi
(May their tribe increase!)
are the brave pilot fish of Somalia
in Borama
under the Tree of Wise Counsel
the Gadabursi mothered the mothers of the North
the Gadabursi are piloting the ill-mannered Iidor
to peace
to bashbash
to barwaqo
the Gadabursi have decided to go global
whereas the Iidor have decided
to go ghetto
to go it alone
to go haywire
to go UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence)
to go MIA (Missing In Action)
to go AWOL
to take French leave from sanity
If you have
an idea to advance
a project to promote
a mission to mould
a vision to forward
a passion to plant
a notion to nurse
a goal to sell
get a Gadabursi
as a guide
as a guru
as a go-to man
get a Gadabursi
to say it for you
to sell it for you
to tout it for you
the Gadabursi are so sophisticated
that they well say it in Hebrew
that they well sell it in Dutch
that they well say it in German
that they well sell it in Greek
that they well say it in English
wholly forgetting (and it vexes them very much)
that Somali is what you speak!
if you have a cause to espouse
get a Gadabursi
as your Spin Doctor
as your Spinmeister
get a Gadabursi
to say it for you
to sell it for you
to tout it for you
for a Gadabursi will make your cause
sound sweeter than the song of the bulbul
for you won’t get
any guff
any gaffe
any gammon
from a Gadabursi
for the Gadabursi abound in PhDs
whereas the Abgal abound in asses
whereas the Habar Gidir abound in natural born killers
The Gadabursi eschew jaad & chew on knowledge
Whereas the Iidor chew jaad & eschew knowledge
The Gadabursi know
how to stand the Iidor gaff
The Gadabursi progress
because they oppress nobody
whereas the Habar Gidir regress
because they oppress everybody
The Gadabursi
(May their tribe increase!)
are the brave pilot fish of Somalia
