The Nature of Man

The ocean now looks the rain in the eye Swelling with ego and pride Humming and Hissing flows with the tide Wrestling the ships and the boats And laying claim to some of our lands. Even Adagun adorns himself like Agbara The little puddle by the road side The left over of the afternoon rain Prides himself before our feet Willing and waiting for the sky to open For him to take of his share of what drop descends from the heaven. The fishes now have their freedom For years no sight of the fisherman's nets They have grown beyond average And have witnessed years of abundance. Some have become sharks Willing to swallow their underfed comrades. (C) Ayinla Muyideen Adeleke