Waking on an Ocean
Akinkurolere Susan Olajoke,
Department of Languages, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic,
Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Deep sleep of the night
Envisaging no evil
Ko! Ko! Ko!
Sea came knocking
None opened the door
But velocity tore all doors
And windows of the castle
Arrant fury of flood
The gods must be angry
For permitting this wahala
Hell-bent visitor of the night
Waking all in odd hour
Bewildering rush of the water
Cover nooks and crannies
Of once envied mansion
The dirty cronies of flood
Quite rattling to behold
Hovering like fishes on the water
Far from delightful glee
Of Lake Garda in Italy
Far from the interesting spree
Of boat from terminal to San Toma
But now
Dangerous sailing elusive
Jumping too deadly a mission
Option of uphill task
Boarding the wardrobe
Till the hue of environmental goons
Hands well-prepared to rescue
Souls from water hellhole
Dusk previous never knew
I will be waking on an ocean