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Ajakun Iya Reloaded – A Dino Melaye-Inspired Poem By Babatunde Ajayi
October 2nd, 2017 – Ajakun Iya Reloaded – A Dino Melaye-Inspired Poem By Babatunde Ajayi
Wa jeya, wa jewe iya o
Towomi ba te e, o keran
I wonder why he is running
I am surprised he is hiding
Running and hiding from ajekun iya
Where is the clown?
Has anyone seen him?
Where is his fleet of cars?
Why is he hiding?
Ajekun iya awaits him
His legislootive office abandoned
He ran away from service
Never rendering service
In sole service to his soul
Where can we find him?
Has the king of the legislootive house seen him?
Has the majority leader seen him?
His legislootive aids awol from duty
Ajekun Iya ni o je
Wa jeya, wa jewe iya o
Towomi ba te e, o keran
Show your face, show your sabu
Tell me who in Oluwole awarded your degrees
Come out, hide no more
Maggots are emerging from your silence
Stench follows you everywhere
Your foul smell give you up
Rodents hide so well from sight
This rodent has nowhere to hide
Follow the stench, awful the closer we get
Run, rodent
Rodent, run
Run as far as you can
Run, run, run
Nemesis is right at your tail
Your heavy breath point the way
Your fat stump visible on the earth
A pounding heart, tired roaming eyes
How far can you run?
How well do you run?
Rodents can run, rodents can crawl
But rodents can’t avoid a crash-land
The fall of this rodent is here
Ajekun Iya ni o je
Wa jeya, wa jewe iya o
Towomi ba te e, o keran
The fastest running rodents in the House
Hands swift and quicker than ever
Legislootive ride overtaken the land
Gaunt, hungry fingers then, now obese and overfed
Scooping freely and straight from the common pot
Soiled souls with hearts of stone
Close this House down before we burn it down
Ajekun Iya ni o je
About the author: Babatunde Ajayi writes from Ottawa Ontario Canada @babs_ajayi on Twitter
