Lagos

Violence in a lorry’s heart
The cruelty of a swoop-hawk
Afflicting along a highway
Of a rural-urban stray;

And drivers in endemic pipes
Of high-life tunes of our folks
The angry touts shout and curse
Passengers in and out of trucks!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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July 23, 2011 at 8:33 PM
canny, congrats on your poem being featured this week,have yourself a wonderful weekend,..p.d.
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July 17, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week Canny. Love, Carol
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October 6, 2009 at 8:52 AM
I enjoyed reading your excellent poetry today Canny. Thank you. Love, Carol
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