To our shame did we succumb
to the lesser man
mediocrity ruled
so the man died
stupidity was entrenched and we lost our way
To our shame
we shelved our beautiful name
True it was that in the warmth of homes embrace
surrounded by kith and kin,
lofty words and their motions
swayed our hearts and intoxicated our realities
But always was it too cold outside
and...
In Lagos and her sisters - you would be a fool
and your ideals your identifying cap....
So to cover our shame
we succumbed (with the hypocrites)
and mediocrity became our Fathers name...
But scattered though scant
especially at night - unimportant nights
could be found in the back alleys
of our forgotten slums...
stripped of their dignity
reviled for their honesty
they mused without mirth
at the country of their birth
"We love our Contree we no go lie"
but old country was deep in sloth and corruption..
Then one October afternoon
The gnomes had a full bright moon (I saw it!)
twas before evening - well before seven
when Wole Soyinka was shot into heaven
Thank you Kongi
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Don Kenobi
October 1986
Ile-Ife
to the lesser man
mediocrity ruled
so the man died
stupidity was entrenched and we lost our way
To our shame
we shelved our beautiful name
True it was that in the warmth of homes embrace
surrounded by kith and kin,
lofty words and their motions
swayed our hearts and intoxicated our realities
But always was it too cold outside
and...
In Lagos and her sisters - you would be a fool
and your ideals your identifying cap....
So to cover our shame
we succumbed (with the hypocrites)
and mediocrity became our Fathers name...
But scattered though scant
especially at night - unimportant nights
could be found in the back alleys
of our forgotten slums...
stripped of their dignity
reviled for their honesty
they mused without mirth
at the country of their birth
"We love our Contree we no go lie"
but old country was deep in sloth and corruption..
Then one October afternoon
The gnomes had a full bright moon (I saw it!)
twas before evening - well before seven
when Wole Soyinka was shot into heaven
Thank you Kongi
+++
Don Kenobi
October 1986
Ile-Ife
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