Abiku (Dedicated To President Muhammadu Buhari) Poem by Abdullahi Suleiman Otiwe

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

Like the eggs ready to be hatched
Break me now and I will come out
Like a snail crawling on the fence

I am Abiku who left you years ago
I have come back again; to live
I have come now; for the last time
I feel your joyous cold womb
Rejoicing moaning as I arrive
From my untimely journey

HaveI no pity for you?
I see your roasted breasts
Peeled like the sad oranges
Calling me to climb the chest
But I'm old enough to suck

I know your fatigue womb
Is glad for my second coming
Like the arrival of Jesus Christ
But I can't miracle and wonder

I am the Abiku born again
With my disciples to preach
But expect no miracle
This house is my home
Have you no tears to mourn me?