Whispers In The Dark Poem by Adeosun Olamide

I killed a child
He mocked me
With a stone
I broke his skull
He beckoned
Carry me- he said
I lifted him
Bald head- he laughed
I killed him
Flies found my box
I hid him therein-
And locked his odor
But each night slept
I saw boy killed
He weeps and beckons
Last night- he gave rope
I woke- and couldn't sleep
By morning I hung by ceiling
Dangling- the police chief came by
Put his hand in nose
Degraded me
And mocked also
With hand his
I put bullet in head
Came the morgue attendant
She bath and left soap in hair
I screamed and pointed there
But ignored gave
And face squeezed
Nauseated- she hurried
And I killed her also
I put cockroach in her bag
They brought her a doctor
The doctor lied
Cause of death- heart attack he said
I killed her- not heart
-That lying doctor claim
I followed gently home
Saw him peck wife
And sung daughter to sleep
He went by lamp
Glanced some books
Then he hungry came
Brought him switch
Where cause him drunk
And lever the wrong
Then strike match
Not late- their burnt corpse removed
Deserved- I smiled
Now- made a cadaver of me
Looks like he never smiled- she mocked
She put a knife to my chest and drew
As did- I caused some fluid out
In sudden- it ran in her throat
She died soon of irritation
I was then put to earth
Beside was beautiful grave
Daily brought flowers before
And daily made breeze brought mine
Until storm came and threw free
Stroll earth still- seeking body
In course- flowers and rats dwell
Upon curtains thy- hang
Treat fair and may attend elude
Upon thy shadow sneak
Tread soft and perhaps- presence elude