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MY NEIGHBOR KOFI
LOCATION: Mazamaza, Lagos, Nigeria:
My neighbor kofi, 
The computer scientist
At 34,
He crisscrossed, jetcrosed, redcrossed,
And hobnobbed around the globe:
Kathmandu, Acapulco and the Galapagos 

He dined and wined
Like there was no tomorrow 
He dined and wined 
With Kings and queens;
Cuban cigars, dom perignon 59, Cabernet Sauvignon;
Lamborghini Gallardo, Rolls Royce and Ferrari 

He saw the world 
Through,
Rose colored spectacles 

He jetted North, then South
He jetted in Sommer, then in winter 
Then,
He jetlagged....
His battery drained
And,
His computer crashed 
Then,
The speck fell
From his eyes
He,
Drank garri without sugar
Ate wild mushrooms 
And drank bitter lemon.......

He googled his front
And ogled his back
In his minds eyes
He saw a knotted gray tie
And a pregnant woman 
He heard a cock crow
But saw a thick blanket
Of darkness cascade toward, over him
He could not discern
Beyond his nose......

He saw the clouds gathering 
But no rain
He saw the palm trees sway
Almost to a breaking point 
Then,
He saw the harmathan
Gathering momentum 
At the lower troposphere.....

He felt the cold 
North East trade wind
Hit his face.......

He mounted his green horse
Named: Don Longhorn 
Adjusted his helmet
Then,
 Saw a thick haze
Of dust behind him......

It tumbled, rumbled, crumbled and cracked,
It thundered, hissed and clappered
Lightening flashed around him
But,
Don Longhorn and Kofi
Forged ahead...
Into the night....
Into a blanket of darkness......

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