Paralyzed Children Poem by Asaolu Abayomi

Adekanbihas been chosen
withoutbias he has been entrusted
Adekambi has been given
ancestral trust he is granted
the ancestral regalia he shone in

the beast in him has come
the best also he tried
he was active but lame
yet his misfortunes cried
arousing our deepest concern

with cowries they approached
our land for hand fan
cut us to the dreaded end
bled us to our clan
Adekambi has sold us

with rope the children sweat
their neck stiffened happily
our Regalia's glory fire caught
sweating in cold profusely
all thanks to Adekambi's visitors

we were disbanded harshly
we were dislocated
we've been treated badly
our heritage is confiscated
our children paralyzed

it was far from this
they sold us out
our sold pride important to us
but they said its growth
growth which taught us theft

totally we've been battered
unripe promisingfruits withers
so are the existing bothered
roots rejected for blades
Kambi changed our black to white