PS MS US BS
AJ DJ OJ PJ
ER OR HR PR
JD MD OD VD
CBA DBA MBA NBA
AC BC DC JC
KC MC PC WC
BP DP KP TP
MP PP VP XP
BB CB OB TB
AM FM GM PM
A&M F&M M&M S&M
AJ BJ DJ JJ
KJ OJ PJ TJ
CTA MTA PTA RTA
APR CPR NPR R&R
CDT DDT EDT PDT
AMC FMC GMC PMC
ABC BBC NBC SBC
AC BC DC JC
FSU LSU MSU OSU
ASU BSU CSU ISU
MA ME MI MO
MN MS MK MJ!
Locust of green
Swarm of yellow
Procession,
Snakish march along
The snaking path
Obeisance!
Mother,
Dark fertile mother of
Ijesa-isu Land
Giant potter of thousand fingers
Meek moulder of Midas touch
Age-long furnace of golden embers
Behold a citadel
Alas!
Then...
Things were easy
A n rowo jaye
A n dunnu...
Life was simply rosy...
We rejoiced at waste...
Where lies the hope?
Now...
We are at a standstill
We move not
We are waiting for Godot...
Ise ti bawa mule
Bi egbe isu...
Things are rock hard
The waste of yesteryears
Are the wholesome meals
Of today...
Where lies the hope?
Tomorrow...
Looks highly bleak
As today is writeless...
Isn't today the harbinger
Of tomorrow's hues and cries?
Just as yesterday
Brought the news
Of today's woes...
Where lies the hope?
Is there hope
As you watch the horizon?
I see none...
If you see
Tell me...
... Where lies the hope?
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