many are the stars
with a hungry road
for foolish desperation.
earth is a constellation
of bright darkness
twinkling diamonds strong
of a greedy call and its come.
we live under terrors
that are our happy salvation;
hearts rest on their surest bed
of a way to a heaven of hell.
and the billions that play
a great murkiness of earth
with clean eyes for a tell
to stupid slaves of cash
are the jarring loud bells
so hefty deaf of men;
they see a beautiful danger;
they drown in its sweet bitter waters.
but you with the truth
whose light is never fooled
of a home of messiahs,
ominous Jesus of brothers,
must stand a deepest ‘berg
in the sea of the living water.
they will shake! they will quake!
a lion is never afraid
of the pythons and the cobras,
and the adders, and the mambas.
earth is a jungle ruled by who?
a lion with that blood
of muscles, mouth and paws
that is a dreadful name
as Judah, tribe untouched
About the Poet
Tanimonure Richards Adewale is a poet from Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, the homeland of the great poet, Wole Soyinka. He is a two times top 20 finalist of the BPPC Poetry contest in the year 2022. He has been published in anthologies such as Healing Hands, Beauty of Failures, A Country of Broken Boys and many more. He is a Teacher and Home Parent at Thames Valley College, Likosi-Sagamu, Ogun State.