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