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The Story of a Brother Efosa

'Going going gone Says the ticking clock For each breaking day draws A man closer to his end.' The true essence of time ... Efosa, his mother had named him at birth. For against all odds, She too has become a mother. With high hopes and expectations She single handedly raised him up To be a fine young educated man. For inside Nigeria? When graduates yapa anyhow without work. Brother Efosa in search of a better life And greener pastures, don enter street Since the kpali he got from the university, Nor gree bring work And man must chop to survive. There's no wealth but life! That one na big man yarnings. While there is life there's hope Na poor man motivation be that. Beneath the smile and laughter Of Brother Efosa, lies Unshed tears, endless wants and needs, Unuttered ' i don tire for this life sef' Because even inside the street eh, Everywhere red anyhow. So the next time you see Brother Efosa, be more Gentle and subtle in your dealings With him, because life hard reach Him corner. *draws curtain* Godwin Henry Osaigbovo Pa Shakespeare

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