My Punctuated Thoughts

Life is full of commas
Too many question marks but not enough answers
The story of a great 26 year old black female ended abruptly by a white man's full stop
Is racism still alive? I'll be mad if he pleads insanity......
Education is in a deplorable state: English majors don't know when to use a colon or a semicolon
Should universities keep on striking or should we just strike down the greedy leaders still hanging around like an apostrophe
The revolution will not be televised
It feels like yesterday when we all dispersed at the mere sight of soldiers during the fuel subsidy brouhaha
Sanctuary! We dashed to the pastors for help
But to our great surprise, we discovered that we are all in the same bracket.
Please don't quote me but if you do, use quotation marks.

The Myth Called Love

Love is a myth
Until it happens to you
Magical but experienced by a few

Cupid’s miscue, a shot to the heart
Can’t catch a breath, such a beautiful haven
Undeserving, this must be heaven

So beautiful it hurts
But looks can be deceiving
Mind ponders about living or leaving

Tension in the air
It is palpable
A kiss without passion, the night is culpable

It leaves a bitter-sweet taste
Can’t swallow nor spit
Gloomy ambiance but candles were lit

Loves is a myth
Until it happens to you
But when in doubt, is that a cue? 

Who Go Fit Survive for Nigeria

This is a sample from a poem by Gil Scott-Heron called 'Who will survive in America'. Gil was a great spoken word artist and musician, who spoke against several ills of the society. He has inspired me a lot especially with this piece i sampled. i read it all the time, and the message is so genuine, true and revealing. so i asked myself, how can i get this message across to my people in a way that they can relate to it? Then, i decided to sample it. Enjoy.
P.S I'm the first writer to sample a poem. so always remember, i started this movement. lol


We living as we do scatter scatter
And the new word to have is prosperity
People don’t even want to hear the preacher teach or preach unless he is talking about economic breakthroughs
And Nigeria is now yama yama
Instead of filled yanfu yanfu blessings
The children who were nurtured to become greats, woke up one day digging Politician and 419 as role models
Nigeria was greeted good morning and we had not yet opened our eyes. (Fuel subsidy)
The signs of lies were placed beneath our beautiful
We learned to our surprise, untold tale of scandal
Many decades buried in the pit pushed down daily by nasty debris
Naija was a bastard the illegitimate daughter of the military whose legs were then spread around and a rapist known as democracy – demo dey crase
Peace, equality and justice were the revolutionary code names that preceded the ghen ghen in the military regimes crotch
What does success really mean?
All I want is a good home, a wife and children and some afang soup to feed them
After all we have experienced and not learned from
Build a new route to Aso rock if you get odeshi
Who go fit survive for Nigeria?
Who go fit survive for Nigeria?
Who go fit survive for Nigeria?
Who go fit survive for Nigeria?

David-Clay Onah

GIL SCOTT-HERON lives on.


Writers note:
Scatter Scatter: Topsy- Turvy
Yama Yama: something that causes an irritable look or disdain
Yanfu yanfu: a lot, plenty, in abundance
Ghen ghen: action, a sound that comes before action. Signal for danger
Odeshi: Supernatural power