She Comes Fortnightly
Exploring my talent, putting it into use in the literary world for the benefit of humanity and promotion of communication
Because he was an
Introvert who could not
Easily mingle with people
In the society
He was told by
One of his friends
That people would continue
To cheat him
Unless he finds a
Solution to his personality
He did not know
The kind of solution
He can find to
His personality for this
Is how he was
Begotten and would continue like that
His friend told him
That he needs to
Be high to be
Able to face others
I can neither smoke
Nor sniff hard substances
If that is what
You mean
The friend replied him
That he has not
Been doing that but
He can join them
In what they are
Doing which is taken
Strong drink and when
He has done that
He would have the
Boldness to face anyone
In the world to
Pour out his minds to them
After much persuasion he
Decided to join them
To be drinking alcohol
He started from a bottle
On a gradual basis
He started increasing the
Numbers of his bottles
And eventually overtakes others
On several occasions his
Friends called him to
Reduce the bottles he
Used to take
But he would not
Yield then government places
Advert across social media
That, drink responsibly
If you will drink
Do not drive, and
If you will drive
Do not drink
He has been obeying
This advert until one
Day that he disobeyed
The regulations.
He has finished drinking
When his phone rang
One of his imported
Consignments has arrived
Customs are asking for
Its papers, lest they
Impound the consignment. He
Told them he would get it across to them
The person he wants
To send did not
Arrive and this forced
Him to drive
Thinking the toxicity of
The alcohol in his
Body would have gone
Down. But alas! It wasn’t
While going to the
Place his eyes were
Blurry but he thought
He could maneuver
Himself to the place.
Alas! He couldn’t as
He hits somebody and
The person died on the spot
He was arrested by
The law enforcement agencies
When his blood and
Urine samples were analyzed
It was discovered that
There are toxicities of
Alcohol in his blood
And was charged to court
The court proceedings have
Been delayed because of
Epidemics and other reasons
His lawyer has been doing
Great job to defend
Him. But after close
Analysis of everything his
Lawyer called him into confidence
And told him that
He will lose the
Case. If he was
Not given a maximum punishment
He would be sentenced
To about thirty years
Behind bar. He does
Not wish to go to jail
Thus, he asks to
Know if he can
Do anything to salvage
Himself from what looms over him
His lawyer has no
Answer for this and
He asks from his
Friends who told him
That there is a
Powerful spiritualist in the
Town that they could
Go to seek for help
He agreed and they
Went to the man
They narrated the story
To the man
The man told them
That what they have
Come for is difficult
And what he would use
For them is his
Highest power, but for
This highest power to
Work they have a part to play
And the part to
Play is they will
Go to the market
Square, there they will find a blind beggar
They should give the
Beggar what they have
If she collects what
They give her
Then they should forget
The case, the judge
Would rule in their
Favor.
They set for the
Market square on getting
To market they find
The place where the blind beggar
Used to stay empty
They hanged around for
A while maybe she
Is late to arrive
At the market that
Day, they reasoned among
Themselves. But hours later
They discovered that the woman
Did not arrive, then
They asked from somebody
Nigh by about when
The blind beggar would arrive
The person told them
That the beggar does
Not come daily she
Comes twice per month
Asked to know if
She would come that
Week, and the person
Says the beggar
Was around two days
Ago, that means she
Will come to the
Market again in twelve days’ time
The man started perspiring
He couldn’t talk again
While his friends ask
If the person knows her house
No one knows where
She lives in this
Market because on the
Day she will come to market
She will be the first
To get to the market
And she will be
The last person to leave the market
No one knows when
And how she arrives and
When and how she leaves.
They were not satisfied with
This response and asked
From someone else within
The market. But the
Response they got was same
They therefore return to
The spiritualist to give
Him the feedback. The
Spiritualist told them that
What they were told
About the blind beggar
Was very correct. Because
The beggar is not human
She is a spirit
Who takes up flesh
To come to the
Market.
Only few people in
The land knows this
About the blind beggar
She used to take
Up that posture to
Hide his identity from
People of the land.
They asked to know
What else they could
Do about their friend’s
Plight. But the spiritualist
Said that is his highest power
Since they were unable
To find the blind
Beggar, it is certain
That their friend would be jailed
The spirit of the
Person he has killed
Is calling for vengeance
They left the place disappointed
As the day of
The judgment draws nigh
The man lost his
Appetite
At the court the
Judge said he would
Be lenient with him
Because of his lawyer’s defense
He reiterated the advert
Before passing his judgement
That if you drink
Do not drive and if
You know you will
Drive do not drink
If emergencies arose after
You are drunk,
Call Uber to take
You to where you
Are going. Having said
That, he said
For this to serve
As lessons to others
He is sentenced to
25 years imprisonment, as the court rises.
© 2020 OLUSEGUN
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on May 03, 2020:
Diane Denison Okay. Thanks
Diane Denison from Cincinnati Ohio on May 02, 2020:
Olusegun., good poetry and it was sad. He started drinking to get his confidence and when drinking and driving he kills someone. And goes to prison. People that drink needs to read this one.
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on May 01, 2020:
thanks. i appreciate
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on April 30, 2020:
nice work bro...
