Hope Ayorinde
@hopeayorinde
1 year ago

Osupa - The Moon

We have doused
the fire of the coal
scrapped the last oddment
from the pot.
Osupa sits highly above us
watching with a waning smile.

The cricket's chirp
from the corner
reminded me how
we have 'bubbled up bellywise'
from the silent prayers
of our mouth and hands.
I could see my surely shape
shadowing my reflection on the plane.

A fortnight ago
the man with signage cap
became our president
and Osupa like fortune shone on us.
I see my father, sitting cross-legged
watching osupa, lost in thought.

My young mind could not comprehend
the loud whispers from his somber mood
yet I prayed we see better days
and not watch Osupa fade away.


#poetry

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