Across the dirty lane That leads to a journey of no return, Her hand wiping the air, Eyes like a pit full of smiles, Only her hand spoke silently. Today… I lean on this door, lost in thought, Wrapped around my son, Then I decoded her words, It was a “Goodbye”, Ten years ago.
Author: Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
WWW (WORLD WITHOUT WOMAN) by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
World without woman: A day without the sky, A sky without the clouds, A dice without numbers. Flies on the rottenness of man; Hovering Silence in leaked cans, A Street with collapsed buildings – A world without woman. Babies weeping from rib cages, Rib cages without a swollen river, Babies will turn to toys, Men… Continue reading WWW (WORLD WITHOUT WOMAN) by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I SLEPT WITH HER by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
On a day when the breeze seems lost, Roaming the streets, disturbing the trees, The rain came in search for the lost, That night… I slept with her. . I slept with a western lady On her bed full of bed th(b)ugs, Her swollen eyes was shut, My fingers all over her bruised skin, Then….… Continue reading I SLEPT WITH HER by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
VIGIL by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I held the hands of the night, Walking into ages, Through her present scent, Then she showed me all things. . Her hands were cold; Santa’s snows, I shivered in response… She asked “How are you?” . She told me of the moon, Her only best friend with little… Little little stars, Her niece without… Continue reading VIGIL by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
TENIOLA by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
The beads around her waist; Tastes of sweetness on tongues, Sitting majestically on a throne, A throne of two seats. . Eyes saw and went sore, Hand wished and always wished To touch the hem and be healed, Teniola’s magical wand. . Suitors came in suits like flies, Hovering all over her spice; Some will… Continue reading TENIOLA by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
OMUTI by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
We rested our barking backs On the wooden arm happiness, Happiness that will vanish At the sight of a fuming cigar. . We cracked cracking jokes, Those of Ajoke and her friends, We fell into ditches full of waste, The night pitied our old age. . Ajani was a good drummer, Drumming while we danced,… Continue reading OMUTI by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
ONE DAY… by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I sit on this sick chair, Rolling dice upside down, Calculating disfigured figures, The answers, a sticky solution. The pin that pierced my sole, Made my hope to hop, Only a surgeon will give a treat, Perfectly well. Was told my time will come, Suddenly like His second coming, My tears will see it and… Continue reading ONE DAY… by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
A BEEF IN A PIE by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
I told my bills to come tomorow With poor tongues of faith, Will i be met tomorrow? My today is hanged on the tree of idleness. My lungs cries of drought, Rejecting the empty green bottles, Should I beg the poor Lazarus for a drop Or quench their thirst with their tears? Beautiful buckets blabbing… Continue reading A BEEF IN A PIE by Akinbode Oluwatobi Israel
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY by Oluwatobi Israel Akinbode
A blessing from the gods, Her strength incomparable, Divinely grafted by gifted hands, The fallen bottle yet unbroken. A tool not to a fool, A robot doing every task, Useful in all ways, The fallen bottle yet unbroken. A gold in our eyes, A drop of water to thousand tongues, A blessing became a necessity,… Continue reading THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY by Oluwatobi Israel Akinbode