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OFF THE ROCKER

February 19, 2022

OFF THE ROCKER WRITTEN BY ISAAC ODUGBEMI It is unbelievable the things that people do to earn some levels of fame. There is a young famous gentle man whom I am still yet to truly find the right accolades to articulate the appraisal appropriate for his actions on YouTube. His name is such that the first letters of his first and last name begins with letter N and A. What has he done? Why has he caught the attention of millions of people watching and rewatching his videos of eating kilos and tons of food meant for a thousand people on a seat. Can this be truly an entertainment that folks spend their time watching. The likes of secular lyrics and songs promoting puppy love, lovey-dovey, crazy hairstyle, naked dressing, crazy smoking has gone uncontrollably viral. The society feels blue as a result of prospective absence of rational behavior. Mother and daughter beating each other, father and daughter sleeping together, a small boy smoking what his father cannot...

The Predator

January 19, 2022

The Predator Written by Isaac Odugbemi Can we be truly free The world in two chapters of a dark book The predator and the prey The story unfolds The powerful and the weakling The rich and the poor The intellectual workers and hard workers The fed and the hungry The potbellied and the flat bellied The decision markers The dictators The wolf Death lies in their palm The laughterers and the mourners Keep your eyes away for they are different The same world but different planet The lyrics are differently composed "No food" one cries "It's enough" one assures God is the maker of them One prays for long life The other for money The poor refusing to die The merchant die at prime Which is better? Who is suffering if not my people Who is rejoicing if not the raptors The ones that pay obeisance to the scourging sun The minority who throw away money Neither the rain nor the sun stops their enterprise The predator They are what they eat Fresh, beau...

The Last Moment

January 18, 2022

The Last Moment Written by Isaac Odugbemi While he stood on the open grass At the backyard of the old uncompleted bungalow In front of him is a water bucket, a sponge and a soap The sky is dark but full of stars The water is frozen There is cold It's 5:30am on the dot He has not taken his bath The dark naked body begins to shake Are you still there?! cried the wife from inside I am fine! He lied No kerosine, no gas, no firewood, no light To boil the bath water At 6:00am he is still standing Staring at the water On the other side is a thief trying to jump over the fence with a nylon bag Ehhh! He screamed The hens strolling by without attention The thief climbs up again and drops There is a loud call for prayer At 6:30am the noise of women talking and walking can be heard The noise of a motorcycle so near The day has broken The walkers staring and ignoring the bare figure At 7:00am his wife came out with her baby The baby held up on one hand Enjoying the wate...

Letter to Mr President

January 17, 2022

Letter to Mr President Written by Isaac Odugbemi My letter to the number one man I salute a man of power Mr President how are you? I hope you slept well? My name is of no significance at the moment I seek to let you know I love you But I hate your government I am an ambassador of your election I supported the vote for change The change is disastrous It would have been better if the pregnancy is left untouched And now the doctors have done the surgery No one is aware of how to sew back the open womb The open womb is bleeding The mother is crying The baby is weeping Three more seconds the mother is left alone to her fate The baby cries in the wilderness The mother is left in the valley The clock ticking No more milk in the mothers breasts The container is dry We are waiting for the bush meat One is not enough to feed the worms in the belly The flies will eat as well The laterine is empty The plates are wasting The jobs are finished The banks are getting richer The shares...

Letter to the governor

January 17, 2022

A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR Written by Isaac Odugbemi A letter to the governor The state that accomodated the first versity Listen to the voice of the crying masses The voices that conceived and birthed your fathers The voices your ancestors paid obeisance I plead that you listen to me not as a young man But a representative of the gods of this land I am happy for your position I rejoice at your office But the matter at hand requires an urgency I can hear the masses crying for safety The suckling children left on the weeping soil The owls screeching The men are rushing to barricade the doors While the youth shut the windows The unknown invaders are coming The tyres burning The smoke flaming And the street smelling The aged fearing The students trembling The females in panic of their endowment The males searching for their laptops The phones are gone The televisions are broken A loud gunshot The landlord receives a bullet His predecessor in trouble Tomorrow is anothe...

Hope is lost

January 17, 2022

Hope is lost WRITTEN BY ISAAC ODUGBEMI On the other side of the next street stood I Watching like a watcher watching from the tower No one paid attention to anyone Nor anything in particular Everyone is hustling and working Hustling for a day bread But for how long can someone tell me The prophet prophesied a day before yesterday That a kongo of rice will be sold for five naira And naira will better dollar Hope is lost Life is full of patience in struggle Crying and laughing at the pain Hope is lost The legs walking The hands holding The heads shaking The mouths talking The sun shining The body sweating The stomach hungry The man dying The hot breeze hurting The time flying The chickens playing The church bell ringing The choir singing The children playing The mothers weeping The fathers fighting The government ignoring The people dying Dying of hustling Has the saviour missed his road Or should we look for another. Send your shout-out and comments. You can reach me ...