God is slow
when I think about God
I picture his love for me in parenthesis
(a passover meal of burnt beans)
/ mashed into a fillet of leftover alms /
Where I come from, religion is a screenplay
where I come from
our mothers change prayer houses like fancy clothes
and fathers sometimes ain’t so spiritual
because it’s a woman’s duty to pray for them
They call them a praying mother or wife
Men of gawd
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Their children attend Harvard
heir children attend Harvard
Ni irọwọ irọsẹ
You, government-owned institution
Ni tipatipa
Yet you fight your people because of them
Are you crazy?
I have taken my oath: No oat-meal for you
You guessed right!
I am a Nigerian politician
A proud member of the noble profession of politics
Where we weave our dreams on your backs
After all, we’re the champions of the masses and paragons of virtue
Nawa o: Because my skin soft like bread, na woman I be?
Because my skin soft like bread
na woman I be
Because my face shine like shoe shine
na woman I be
Because my voice be like bird’s
na woman I be