Who Curse Us? Poem by Babajide Aina

Why have they hypnotized our brain
I have called my mother sister illiterate just because of her accent
I have looked down on my neighbor because of the lack of Queen's English
Good idea of my father's compound is not celebrated
But the foreigner degrees
The giants among us have been reduced to their measurements
Even those who should know better are not confidence
why must JAMB and WAEC determine my intelligence
and my place in leadership is constrained by degree
Are my father's not champions of kingdoms before their template
Where has it led us with leaders with degree who continue carting away our patrimonies
The Igbos are master of business without Harvard
The Yoruba are master of Aso oke without the suit
The Hausa kakaki is beyond the trumpet and English string.
My father's God is called idol
Where are they when we give praise to Olodumare, oba awon oba, or is it their God? Chukwu or Chineke is a God not a god
Can we find our path in destiny or should the failure of our forefathers continue
I fear that soon Chinese God will be celebrated because of 'ALATENUJE'
Hmmm....Babajide Aina

Sunday 13th of April,2025. Newport.