Barrels of conflict

By Atok Dan Baguoot

In between barrels, there is death and live
It is the barrel of life and death
In the barren lands of Sudd, barrel kills
In the contest of two barrels, human life extinct
In the barrel of a gun, armies of people kill
In the barrel of crude oil, armies of people contest bitterly

A barrel of oil and a gun tend to serve the interest of masters
It is the battle of two barrels
Bitter arguments between masters end through the use of barrel
It is the barrel of problem and solution
Even automobiles move through one barrel
It is the barrel of crude that moves the barrel of force,
the barrel of a gun

A barrel of a gun intimidates the barrel of crude oil
Crude masters go for a barrel of a gun
A barrel of crude oil buys crude use of force
Crude leaders go for both barrels
Poor kill themselves with crude weapons,
rich kill the poor with a crude force of barrel of crude oil

Crude masters buy a barrel of a gun with a barrel of crude oil
They enrich themselves with barrels of crude oil
They protect their riches with barrels of a gun
In the interest of barrels,
even the Heglig oil field is fortified by barrels
Armies protect barrels of crude oil with barrels of a gun
They protect with barrels and die with barrel
It is the barrel of life and death

With a barrel of crude, life and happiness reign
With a barrel of a gun, death and despair prevail
With barrels of crude, tanks and armored vehicles move
With a barrel of crude, military fatigues are procured
Tanks, armored vehicles, and military fatigues prevail to protect barrels of crude oil
Both barrels safeguard the interest of the rulers
Both barrels safeguard the interest of democracy and dictatorship
Both barrels are instruments of governance

Even in the execution of justice, both barrels still prevail
Life without barrels ends in barrenness
Fossils and ore make two barrels,
they are barrels of curse