ORPHAN POEM- BY BADA YUSUFF AMOO

I was told, you are the termite
Feeding on the tree at the backyard
I was told, you are the goat
That feed on the remnants of yam at backyard
I was told you are the hawker
That sells beans-cake in my dreams at night
I was told you are the traveler
That lost in borderless desert
I was told, you are the ant that sway
That I see on my way to the farm
On each sunrise of the day
That whispers my ear aubade poem 
I was told you have gone far
That I cannot even trace your path

I was told you hid my face within your chest, mother
Before life showed your way to death
Can you still tell me the miseries in nature?
And the affairs of life itself
How can I tell my children in future?
How lone I have been in this forest of life
I was told this is where you scribed some miseries
By the veranda of your grave
That I could invoke some dramas of your memories
As my mouth fans those moments of the life you gave
They said your spirit breathes around me
Wait, I have enveloped some questions for you
Do you see me or do you hear me?
I want to know if your ear had not died with you 
Tell me the truth of your laid down
Or if you are too shy to whisper
I may revisit when silent night wear crown

When street shall be free of all listener  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A REVIEW OF DENJA ABDULLAH’S PLAY DEATH AND THE KING’S GREY HAIR - By Olaniyi Abdulwaheed

Image
In every society, there must be a leader. A leader who is ready to refurbish the land, lead by example and abides by the laws of the society. A leader who is respected by his subjects is the one that serves the nation relentlessly and bends for the rule of law. The law of every society defines its power, culture and tradition. The uniqueness of a tradition in a particular nation is reserved in the constitution and how the people of the state respect the rule of law. When the power of a nation is given to a particular person to maintain orderliness, peace and harmony reigns if the ruler or king obeys political culture. Leaders must lead by example lest things fall apart. The play Death and the King’s Grey Hair centres around the ancestral culture of the people of Shakaga village. According to their unwritten constitution , a king rules for a short period of time, it is a taboo for him to live with signs of ageing,.The village only witnesses young kings and short reigns. The law
Read more

OJA ALE (Night Market) -BY BADA YUSUFF AMOO

At Oja Ale The stars, the dew, the moon Transfix into the world of darkness To give life to those that sleep at night. Their ghostly voices, calling customers of silence To purchase from them, their aged dreams The sharpness of the falling dews Interrupting the dialogues of lone traders, wiggling  Their solo hymns, without a musical instrument At Oja Ale The market of misty walls and pavements They place their dreams on their feet and hawk With their hands on the earth, their heads at the centre Some are animal likes, with perpetual tails like satyr That form coniferous lines at the centre of the crowd Strangers experience the multiple metamorphoses That makes the heads float in the waiting cloud They are not evils; they are the other side of life Bewaji, My betrothed woman, daughter of the Gods Will you accompany me to Oja Ale? To explore the pleasures of dark miseries To visit these great traders the Gods mentioned in their verse To
Read more

Labour Stages Protest against Hike in Fuel Price in Osun, by Olaniyi Abdulwaheed

Image
The Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, capital of Osun State in collaboration with civil society organization and students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife over the hike in pump price of petroleum. During the protests, different labour unions like Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASUU), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) allied with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun. While speaking with PENMIND, Mr. Jacob Adekunmi the chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress in Osun said that NLC held a meeting with the federal government on Tuesday but they were not aware of court injunction concerning the protest.
Read more