Competition Poem by Ndubisi Anslem Otolokpo

Competition!

Competition!

Competition!

An advert post

On the street, television, radio, etc

Came calling for quest for greatness,



Of many but few to be chosen

We stand out during the test of time

Smiled at our flash of brilliant light



But soon, we realized our differences

As we dance to the rhythm of song

Rendered with studied peg of reasoning



More music less joy

And the more we look,

The less we see



Even in laughter, the heart

Was sorrowful for the evicted

We stood with reluctant feet’s

Knowing not our fate



Soon, the call is over

And the winner declared

We sang joyful songs of pain

Then I realize we are all winners

In the process not the end.