Ibe'ru Poem by Alexander Onoja

Iberu!
The word alone sends wave of shivers down my spine.
It all started like a joke,
eating the eggs of a mother duck,
whose ancestors gave a last chance to fertility.
We ignored her pleas and cries,
as the huge eggs water our sugar-coated tongue and lust-driven eyes.
Unable to lay more eggs,
she laid one on us......
A curse.
'shorter' she screamed at you,
'taller' she scoffed at me.
Ignorantly, i noticed we weren't of same height as before.
I don't know if you were shorter or i was growing taller,
but the difference was extra clear.

Iberu!
I wish i could change your meaning.
Dear Ibidun, i don't know what's happening.
My legs have outgrown my bed,
my trousers now seems like shorts to me,
have i mentioned my head now touches our ceiling?
Or that my skin is fading?
Wait Ibidun! I just received a letter,
its from your Dad.
It says..........
Oh no! You grew short! Shorter! !
And was eaten by Captain your dog.
Ibidun! Ibidun! ! Ibi-
Oh no! You can't hear me. Can you?
You are 6 feet below.
But the question still remains,
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME?
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*Iberu-Fear.