Read “My Impetus — (Mother)” by Olawale Obadeyi, first published in Nigeria Magazine on 01 Apr 1987; an archival poem on motherhood.
5. Rise and fall of geniusesSome climbing and crashingFor search of daily bread –Husks, fragments,Boiled-salted leavesAre delicious mealsAnything can fillThe empty stomach,But hardly a day passesWithout the mentionTo this great "lack" –Stripped of everythingIt's major cause to aggressive behaviourAnchored in great sacrifices –Morally and physically. 6. What are the whys and whereforesOf this drought menace?:Sending […]