Adan Poem by Asaolu Abayomi

Adan



Flapping her wings
Making disastrous noise
Adan roared like a lion
Soared like an eagle
She was terrestrial in nature
Her spoon longer than a train
He who dines with Lucifer
His spoon is all Adan needed

We don't know who Adan is
Some said a rat
Others see a bird
Sleeps with legs up
Legs hanging on the tree
Adan is for all
Adan is for himself
Maybe a terrible fine creature

In the kingdom she resides
She is the kingmaker
Eight uninterrupted years of influence
Promoting the nuisances
The elite hates her
But she is a necessary evil
You either accept her wish
Else you are drowned in the lagoon

Two generations are gone
Adan still rules us
The elites are waxing stronger
Yet they were caged by Adan's charms
They were paralyzed by Adan's investment
How wise to invest heavily
The nuisances are his treasure

Away from home
Adan champions a course
The course for the Lion's enforcement
The Lion knew her influence
He also knew her people
She was made to spend her cowries
While the lion laughed at her kind gesture
Adan wants to succeed the old Lion

How could Adan be dumped?
The Lion assured her before tasking her
How could Adan not fight back
How could the Lion's Pigmy dare insult an Ogor
Perhaps Adan's bra is hiding the lost Cowries
Adan buried his head
Observing the character of the birds

Adan failed her castle
She is losing her ground
The patient are losing control
The elites are awakening
The pigmy is poisoning the Castle
He gave them the water of Rebel
Adan sold us for her future
The future that is uncertain
Adan gave us the Lion
For the Lion he rubbished the oldest Eagle
Adan is losing control
Heading happily to the fire

Monday, June 10, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: satire of social classes
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Adan is the Yoruba Name for the bird Bat...
it is a satire capturing the life of a renowned politician in Nigeria who is a godfather and also appellated BAT
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