The Oxygen Of Gods. Poem by Chukwuma Adione

i made a simple discovery
i asked a neighbor what
kind of oxygen keeps him alive
and he replied ' the normal oxygen'
what he meant was the oxygen
that lives in the atmosphere
but i didn't stop there
i asked him what kind of oxygen
keeps his dog alive
and he replied ' the normal oxygen of course'
and i came to a simple conclusion
that made me smile from my eyes to my teeth
i am kept alive by a different oxygen
the one that lives beyond the atmosphere
the oxygen of gods.