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A War With The gods

A War with the gods Our ancestors are fast and far asleep.  Their snores echoes through the heavens As they can't hear the hubbub of the world they're meant to guard.  The human world has become the jungle,  Where Rodents became wild.  We lest afraid of rats above lions.  Our world has been doomed  Our fleshes are served in feast  By the beast that have us killed.  The Yewa river is no more drinkable  For the maternal.  In our world,  Thunders impersonate the rainbows. The sage no longer foresee  Like Orunmila   All they see now is the noun Placed on the loins of a sultry lass.  Èṣù crossed our paths  So many believed  As he announced the dethronment of Olódùmarè   This is a taboo on us,  The world is left with no gratitude  As we are all left in failing aptitudes.  Our pains are worn like togs of war Darkness upsurge the light of Obatala We need st...

4 Loaves For The Lockdown

4 Loaves 🥪 For The Lockdown I want to say this to our ears For us to pass it to our heirs. For our ears has turn deaf, As those words means no def. The heroes of yesterday Are cowards of today How will morrow's leaders Won't call the bull a sister All in the name of beef? Covid-19 planned a coup on our leaders The air has blown out The ass of the chicken they lead They sit at home, no vacation, As Coronation is all over the nations. Teachers are hungry Hustlers are angry Yet, A Speaker is happy As he shares Four loaves per building, All in the name of lockdown. Craziness doesn't have immunity A. V Dicey has given them much security, We're now equal in hands of a virus Yet, they're still looking for a way to defy us.   _Writing from Nigeria_   _13:35pm_    ©IBBwrites