Isale-Eko
Just a kid with an
Unquenchable libido for
Soccer, and
A mother, supportive, like
The spines aid the primates.
The journey to
Isale-Eko for a premature
Soccer tourney takes a new twist,
Like a laudable fictional
Story. I dump my zest for
A movie, a movie I see through
Nature’s scenic eyes.
Commercial canoes, conveying
A large number of antsy eyes, some
Cramped with living, dead
And living dead fishes.
Ships, about 2 of them, anchored
To the bank of Whtemen’s
Impatience. Some kids, whose
Parents are peonies, come out of
Their wooden houses
With hooks, to fish out
Survival. My eyes is filled with
Too many stories,
I go back to join the
Rest of the team on the mainland,
I receive a warm handshake
From the desiccated breeze,
And no one needs to say it to me,
That I’m beyond the
Island with its seductive calmness.
D.M Aderibigbe D.M Aderibigbe is a 23-year old Nigerian undergraduate, studying History and Strategic Studies in the University of Lagos. His poetry and short fiction have been published in journals across 10 countries around the world, including Cannon’s Mouth, Delinquent, WordRiot, Red River Review, Ditch, Kritya, The Applicant, Thickjam, Cadaverine and DoveTales among many others. His poems have also been included in some anthologies, including the Kind-of-a-hurricane Press 2012 Best of Anthology – Storm Cycle. He lives and schools in Lagos, Nigeria.