Last Wishes Poem by Amudipe Opeyemi Marcus

Sad wired the air around us
With grief its vein was filled
The birds had grew quietly quiet
Our shadows became darker

He laid surrounded by his bloods
Like a hen denied of feathers
Wrinkled smiles on his face terrace
Adorning his handfuls of rusty dentitions

The lights glowed with saddening sadness
Just as the winds dances across the room
With each passing taking breath away from Him
Heavens poured outside, the gates are opened

The feel of coldness that followed the rainfall
Brought a handful of life to him
He silently shouted into the thin air
Come, draw near, Son

You are the first proof of my manhood
The glory of my youth, listen to my words
That you may observe to do accordingly
When life departs from my ample body

Tell not the world how great I was
Nor how vast my wealth grew
But tell them I was just a man
Who loved his family

Tell them not how powerful I was
Nor how I defeated Agbako
But tell them, I lived for my kinsmen
One for all, all for one

Tell them how I loved your Mama
How she had loved me back
How our flowers had blossomed beautifully
How happy we painted the walls of our home

Blow not the sirens at my death
Nor spread the news abroad of my demise
A modest journey home I pray
With a simple home, six feet underneath

Write on my tombstone with pride
He was a man that loved life
And for you son, follow the sails
Of your heart, with smiles paddling its canoe.