Sunday Igboho Poem by Tobi Oyesomi

SUNDAY IGBOHO
The fearless valiant lion
The dreaded dangerous dragon
A trueborn of Yoruba descent
A compound in Igboho Crescent

The notorious freedom fighter
The unusual devil-darer
Courage is your first name
Liberation is your last name

Your role in Ife/Modakeke war
Leaves a memory still raw
You're defence for the defenceless
Ti's your characterised uniqueness

'I cannot see my people suffer'
Ti's your motivation and mantra
If Dada is feeble and cannot fight
Here's his brother bearing might

We can't continue to die like chicken
Roasted for meal in our own kitchen
If the Authority continue their deception
An Igboho will rise to the occasion

Sunday Igboho Oosa
Commands his gun, you hear 'ko-sa! '
The command is a mystery yet unraveled
And his enemies perpetually bedeviled.

©Tobi Oyesomi
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25/01/2021