KOOWE’S CRY
by Seyi Omotoso
Hear the sonorous voice as it re-echoes in the distance
The deadly release that murders our hearts
Hear it again and again – Koowe – the horrified bird that sings and you die
Hear the ancient spirit that talks in tears
Before you’d say I did not tell you
Hear!
Turn the left if your right ear has been eating from them
Long you suffer, here comes freedom
For I fear your itchy hands that prostrates to anything that buys bread
And your cracked throat that thirsts for their wine – in the eve of the election – rushing their indomie of lies again – drinking back your curses all years – killing yourself!
She’s crying and crying and she would not stop
Shouting and shouting and she would not cease
Singing and singing and she would not stutter
Hear on a mission, you obey or you die
For I fear your heart that lives in Israel but marries the Philistines
Your mouth that jugs while ours stood, filled with all that’s bitter,
with holes by its sides, like the hollow of a calabash
You’re wicked!
If you read these lines and plead for their money
Wicked, if you turn deaf ears
Wicked, if you rush our souls with their indomies
KOOWE'S CRY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Seyi Omotoso is a seasoned poet and writer.
Though he currently studies Physics in the Lagos State University, yet, his love for poetry knows no bound.
Over the years, his works have appeared in some notable online platforms like
Kreative Diadem, OYA Magazine, Acceleratetv among others. He’s currently working on his first novel.
