I Am Outdated Poem by Tony Adah

I am outdated
The click has left me behind
Its like I don't even know the time
I am in a local joint
Relishing my nkwobi and esi ewu
All I get are jeers.

My friend has gone to
A fast food outfit in a plaza
Sat on a yellow chair and table
He is eating sharwama with juice
All he gets are cheers.

I am outdated
My breath reeks of palm wine
And his of red wine
He belches fragrance
To mask my plague of yeast
And I am outdated.

My girlfriend wears
Afro, low cut, plaits or braids
And she too is outdated
His wears Chinese, Cuban, Brazilian hair
Or horsetails
And she's all modern.
I have gone through the university
And he university didn't GI through me
I am too black a man
And so outdated.