Ma Said In Sleep Night Pa Died Poem by Adeosun Olamide

Who lurks in dark there?
I hear here thy heart pace
Do not my dear hide from
What frightens thee? Tell!
Blood that soaks my gown-
Be rats I clubbed here
Come, come dear from dark
To see your father strangely sleep
A bad sleeper- a bad sleeper!
The rat blood split in his throat
And still he slumbers on-
O, his fingers, where his fingers?
Tis evil, the rat my dear
Ate his fingers to one-
But I killed; I killed the rat-
Shiver no more sweet
Nothing to fear- when I here
Shall wake when day breaks
And together shall fix his fingers back-
Why to dark return, why flee from?
Hide, seek that plays bores, not time
For now raises nerves mine here-
You see in your dark I dropped knife
To think you think me hurt you-
Has thought no greater stab than
I loved thee, my life come,
I will bring you a new father
I will a new robe- plain of red wear
Sweet, shiver not- mother is got you
To protect from night foes
Aye, the hug has warmth
Bite; eat of this meat- sweet
And when morn comes,
Speak this to no man-
Of red wine I be drunk
Or of rats blood on my gown
Tis a dream all it-
None real-
Go now my dear, your bed hungers-