Surreal dawnjoltsfrom restless dreamssnow falls onblackened boughsand vacant playgroundswhere hopes burgeoned beforewe fell asleep toexploding lies frominvading bombsmemories splinterday – night – candlelightwe brace for the menaceof mad men and missileswhen daylight comeswe will collect flowerswalk with our dogshug strangers andstrum chordson the tendrils of springwhere hope flowsin swathes of yellow and blue
Ogun adubi soju re se! Instead of caroling; we should be dirgy-ing; sorrowing regretting! About man’s sorry return to state of nature! Iwo nikan loda pa soja meji! Our world is advanced in art of war and science of conflicts We are in a state of jungle justice! O da pa soja meji We make women…
In the night; We do eat light; but so many never did lunch ever! At dawn, workers, and, even loafers, do get up from cots, leaving wives forlorn! Muraina wakes muezzin, Gebu is a Christian, Owonikoko a traditionalist, Jafojo, a free thinking spirit! All are united, in this business, of making concrete jungle of our cities!…
Seasons, just like barracks are relatively permanent! People only pass through them; Like we say where I come from: A clerk can’t ever outlive the office; No matter how long they live will they be Methuselah? They can’t outlive life! We weren’t aware when we breathed our first; Nor can we be aware when we’ll breathe…
We’re dry Not because We never tried All got lost We worked And prayed They strawed Our miserly pay Harmattan’s here Everywhere’s dry Here and there Nothing to fry So much hope When it rains No more loss It’s payday. @as 011618
Ori yeye ni m’ogun! Marketplaces exist, e’en inside cooler! You may not know, since a gentleman you are! Tai se lo po! There, futures are sold Yes! If you did nothing And you get sent there Is your future not sold? Ori yeye ni m’ogun! You’re protected for free, though You get free food, accommodation too!…
Aren’t we all in birthday suits? Adam and Eve were lucky they were covered with leaves! Our own privacy is nakedness! We go about running from pillar to post, yet hardly finding true meaning of our beings! Would it be right to say, All men are equal? An emphatic no! Equality of man is but an…
