What I See Poem by Tobi Adebowale

Shocked
and teary
Swimming in pain
My bulging eyes
roll up and down
in disbelief
at what I see
For before me
Stands a pitiable sight
A mass of bones
lightly covered
by dry flesh
Cheekbones
sharp and pointed
Exposed ribs
like claws
of a ferocious tiger
Bulging tummy
in shape of calabash
punched out by starch
weighing down
on scraggy legs
hanging from
a lean waist
What I see
is the dodgy craft
of an economy
wild and gloomy
burst at the sides
What I see
is me
A scary reflection
in life’s mirror.