DISJOINTED TUNES

VERSE ONE
Dem tell us make we go school,
Say our life go beta,
Say things no go hard us
Say we go make money — shower am like confetti
We go,
We graduate;
Serve, con dey search for work — no show
Man pikin graduate
Him become statistics — unemeployment statistics
VERSE TWO
Economy dey laugh person pocket
Empty pocket — wetin be bank account sef?
Shebi na person wey get money dey use ATM
Boy learn carpentry work;
Him dey happy for the job at the new building site
Money suppose show after this,
Contractor don bribe government officials
Boy dey ontop building dey join wood for roofwork
Building collapse — substandard materials
Government setup committee of jokers
Court just dey adjourn like say tomorrow no go come
Rubbles — bricks, mortar and metals - bury man.
VERSE THREE
No food, hunger plenty for we land;
Omo boy decide to go yonder — as per life go beta
He no get ticket,
Talk less of visa;
He hide inside tyre compartment of Boeing 737
He no wan follow Libya because of rebels and war
He no wan YAMUTU like Uchendu
Uchendu rubber boat kpeme for sea before dem reach Italy
Plane start to move for runway
The plane tilt for take off
Baba lose him hold, land on top tarmac;
Dunlop slippers, pure water, blood everywhere
VERSE FOUR
Mama dey cry,
Papa just siddon dey look — emotion-less
Dem being get hope say pikin go cancel their poverty
Say their life go soon beta
Poverty kill person, ignorance kpai person;
Man pikin die — government do nothing
Man pikin die — him die for nothing.
END NOTE: I read Omonijo Oluwaseun’s post on Facebook and it help me complete this piece I had tinkering with, in my head. Thanks Shawn, for the inspiration.
