River Ethiope Has Swallowed Another Big Fish

River Ethiope has swallowed another big
                                                                             fish

River Ethiope has swallowed another big
                                                                     fish
She waves her tail large the size of her
                                                          teeth

River Ethiope has swallowed a big 
                                              fish
Her hungry is a mystery 
                                 feed
Her fangs cold like her broad
                   hips

She is a regurgitating
       beast
chews her cods 
slowly
she raises her prey up down
up again and down then up 
the third time and.     finally     chews
after some days in the                             belly 
vomit it prey
                                                                               stiff 
                                                        stilled
                                                         
                                                                       ill
many  forgotten souls lie beneath her.                   deep
 
River Ethiope has hijacked another student
Like a hawk she dives                                                              prickly
On its prey at a glance sweeps  like cyclone and                  steals
At the                                                                                  brink
 of her mouth another 
 Final year scholar she drinks who 
Gone to be with the                                              swim 
is gone into 
thin air only to be                                             seen
 days later on 
top of her skin white, stiff                           still
Eyes pop out.

River Ethiope is a.                           beast

 She never get                  filled



River Ethiope is found in Niger Delta area
Located in Ethiope East, Delta state in Nigeria 
This poem is based on a true life story
With close personal experience
In my university days,
Delta State university , Abraka
5/6/2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Buehler Avatar
May 7, 2020 at 11:10 PM
An eloquent and moving poem, Gideon. Blessings.
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