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Introducing Blogger: Biyi Olusolape

MIASMA-A VISION WITHIN A DREAM
I Adio, Omo oni ‘bi yo
I had a dream
In it I went to a far off country
A land bare, treeless, endless
And the skies were grey

In this day-night
I heard a voice of the mourning
It was heavy with sorrow
And broken in places

What I heard, I shall quote:

THE RAPE OF GIDEOLU

The wells now dry are filled with dust
Dust, dust, Ah! Dust.
The hag’s breast, long unsuckled
Hang down, an ungainly sight
Once they stood twin hills, firm
At the dawn of morning

Her grown sons were first to rape her
Then they fed fat
Off the proceeds of her whoring
They fell out, drunken
Woe! Dog ate Dog
For they are no men

Now blind, she dwells in a windowless hut
Where there is no difference
Between dark and night
Her fence is broken
And none will care for her
None to cover her nakedness

She has long been a reproach

To her neighbours in the Committee of Nations.

EPILOGUE

I awoke, stabbed in the chest by fear.

Adebiyi Olusolape is proudly Nigerian.
In this ‘Nested Poem’ he expresses his concern for the Naija source code. From now on he should be a regular feature on this site.

He is very interested in Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks.

He sings, reads and plays chess for fun.