Rest In Peace Benjamin Oko
He was my former student,
In whom I found not a dent.
On the day he took the leap
I’d seen a knotted crowd weep:
Way back 1998
While Service Allowance did wait...
Passers-by he’d shocked with stereo:
A yelling one for “Cheerio,”
His reason ‘Quite Earth-Shaking:
“One could sleep off, no waking!”
He had me killed Ten times with smiles
And did me indulge no wiles…
Benjamin with no girlfriend,
Which I warned him to just end,
Whereupon he tried him to please
And replied next week with ease...
By me made to understand
He has to farm my own land
And he gave A Quick Alright
“I know tomorrow will be right.”
Owned cheeks I could swear puffy
And occupied a room stuffy
Or had he been asthmatic
And his attack automatic?
Not your fault Bright Light went dim:
You rest in peace Benjamin.
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