Poem………..
- We heard
He stole
Millions,
We heard
He carted our treasures
Away
To distant
Shores.
We heard
He once dressed
As a woman
To escape
Being caught…
Then we heard
He died!
Though we didn’t
Know the whole truth,
Some wondered
If it was all
Karma or drama…
Or a non-fictitious sad twist
To the plot?
#PrayForNigeria
- He was decorated
To battle
In our
Place,
To buy us
Guns,
And bombs,
And fighter jets,
So the chains
On our Chibok daughters
Can be
Destroyed,
So Boko Haram
Can become
Rubbles,
So we can
Again enjoy
The dusk
In peace-
Watching children play
Beneath the moon,
From the smallest
Of our villages
To the biggest
Cities-
We heard
He also
Stole,
We heard
Dealings in the dark
Were orchestrated
By him.
As he was called
To recount
He sought
To fly
To greener shores
For medical check-up,
As if Nigeria
Has lost
Its hospitals
And great healthcare
Providers
That conquered
Ebola
To enemy bombs
Or whatever.
We heard
He has
Cancer.
The truth is indeed
Beyond us,
But one
Can’t but wonder
If it is all
Karma or drama…
Or a non-fictitious sad twist
To the plot?
#PrayForNigeria
- She was
The emblem
Of power,
The goddess
Of our oil,
Beautiful,
Confident,
And smart.
For her
We also heard
She stole,
We heard
She embezzled
Loads of naira,
To the point of making
White men cringe.
As her past
Was questioned,
Then we heard
She has
Cancer.
Several
Didn’t believe.
Despite a renowned writer
Meeting her
Taking her pictures
And sharing
With the world,
Still countless
Chose to
Disbelieve…
‘Karma shouldn’t strike
That fast’
They said…
They are still
Wondering
If it is all
Karma or drama…
Or a non-fictitious sad twist
To the plot?
#PrayForNigeria
- To condemn
Without proof
Is foolish,
But the ancient wisdom
Remains
That smoke doesn’t
Get birthed
Without a fire.
Confusion
Is enveloping
Nigeria,
With the truth
Taking on the skin
Of the winds.
Our judiciary barks
But doesn’t bite,
Our leaders scream ‘foul’
But then become mute
After seeing
Some ‘divine visions’.
Why do we
Keep chasing
‘Shadows’?
And if our targets
Ain’t shadows
Why does justice
Find it almost impossible
To strike?
We are lost
Wondering
If it is all
Karma or drama…
Or a non-fictitious sad twist
To the plot?
#PrayForNigeria
Soyombo Ayomikun tweets from @alabaster85
