Life Poem by Odiri Okafor

LIFE
Unpredictable nugatory whirligig
An inexplicable perplexing mystery
Inconclusive struggle for many folks
Always at the prime of hopefulness
whoosh! You bow and disappear
What a scintillating treasured trash!

Life a grass, says the holy poet
As a field flower, it flourishes
And the wind passes over it
It is gone, just in a jiffy
Gone, never to surface again
What a woe to a wretched world!

Wisdom it calls to comprehend
The braves haven't the foggiest idea
The vapour stays much longer
Smoke and mist tarries more
Dreams confined in the graveyard
Oh! Wait for a second....just a second

Sucklings cry 'wait let's taste'
Young blooded never stop aspiring
The grey hair needs furnishing
But visicissitudes your daily provision
Notwithstanding, always in a hurry
Oh! Tarry for a moment.....just a moment

Dynastic kings want elongation
Bourgeoisie not yet satisfied
The waits and strays need struggle
Even the 'called' can't do without
Hear the plea of the people
Oh! Why going for a bow?

An ancient sweet-bitter tale
How unsatisfactory to the insatiable
Just a correction for the regrets
Miserable.....it is indeed to humanity
He that knows not the WAY
Oh! How miserable! ! !

(Written: 13th Sept.,2011)