Gba! gbo! gba! ! gbo! ! Poem by Jude Ogunade

Gba! gbo! gba! ! gbo! !

Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
The voice I heard,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
From where I trod,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
Decade ago.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
Like the hammer,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
Sounding in hand,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo!
Budding builder.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Impressed I was,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
The land I trode,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Soon be gifted,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
With a future,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Near and manur’d.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Fought old and young,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Lofty ideals,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Written in head.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
He hammered on,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
On, in the land.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
The Agni smiled,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
The Duila grinned,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
All was happy.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
That the firm fist,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
With hammering sound,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Will make life good.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
By hook and crook,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
He caught the scene.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
He soon filled all,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
With mortal sins.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
He blames others,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
For frailty deep,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Glaring crystals,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
In his own being.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Decade ago,
My Baule friend,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Beamed and boasted,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Soon we will see,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
A great leader,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Beautiful born.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
A decade on,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Filth and phonies,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Filled the land.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Death and dying,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Pitiful sight,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Litter the land.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
A handsome bete,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Is killing all,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Killing my friends.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Luring all in,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
Election lies.
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
They thought ‘slow’ then,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
They think ‘fast’ now,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
That the firm fist,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
With the hammer,
Gba! Gbo! Gba! Gbo
A toute détruit!

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Jude Ogunade

Jude Ogunade

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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