Wrap This Message in Polythene Bag
Femi is a poet with four published collections of poetry. Three of the four have been self-published and available on online media.
wrap this message
wrap this message in polythene bag
(for kofi awoonor)
wrap this message in polythene bag
for there is rain without
do you not see tears flood earth?
yet king's words must hearing ears
must lash like whip backs of 'kill mongers'
trigger-happy spawns of devil himself
will they sleep?
will they find sweet slumber
who garroted sobriety right on her bed?
shield this message from ravages of time
for it must travel across new dawns
to plains of promises of hope
where earth is brother found
and bullets are pellets of stories told
no! no! talk not of another song of sorrow
seal weaverbird's beak, you must send it away
for its droppings soil our earth, poison our manure
ah! there is storm at sea, protect message well
for it must find hearing ears of deaf bloodsuckers
tell 1àràbà to gird his loins
this flood has claimed 2arère- body and homestead
death that takes king's horse parables king's horseman
therefore may we make our pen our walking stick
wrap this message in polythene bag
for there is rain without, tears flood streets
- A tree
- A tree
- Both used in the proverb, ‘àràbà tún’ra mú, odò ń gbárère’ meaning one should be alert so one does not experience misfortune that has befallen another.