Abdullahi Suleiman Otiwe Poems

The father once ruled as giant
Before freedom of the Giant
Crowned in colony in trust
To prevent the societal thrust
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Before the semen formed my yolk
Like lubricating fluid in the eggs
I knew that I would become
An actor leading roles of your womb
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When the fish are suppose to sleep
I who rare them is awake to see
How they shall obey my orders
So gently, gently I must lured them
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By our culture
men do not die
they leave for the forest
to hunt animals in the bush
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Queen of the River Niger
Your arrival is very late
Yesterday the Prince was here
He left us grieving for the moon
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The waves arrive swimming in pool
Every night is a day and each day night
Down in this countryside, a new dawn
Each second in this trapping cords
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