Sacrifice Of Conciliation Poem by Joseph Oladehinde Ibikunle

We have come with cola nuts
To knot death till our old ages
We neglect the shelter of our huts
To pay the price for being renegades.
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We have long lived in pestilence
But we have come to pour the palm oil.
We have regretted our nonchalant negligence
We plead, save us from torments and toil!
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We have spilled the blood of a she-goat
For every she-living creature, we know,
Are peacefully placid and pathetic both.
Deliver us from these griefs that from you flow
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We have shattered the feathers of a dove
And a pigeon on your deserted altar.
For with pigeon, you shall give again your love
And with dove, peace can be restored hereafter.
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Listen! Hear our children awailing
We grope in agony hither and thitherward
Our sadness close to the shore asailing
We entreat, let thy kindness be restored.