By Sarah Anyang
BB Obasinjom[1] Warrior! Ekinni Achwimgbe[2]!
Bombomkiri, Kiribombom!
The famished road gulp you and your cohorts
On that fateful women’s Day 07
And you became Beast of No Nation.
Aieee Obasinjom warrior! Yet you Say “I conquer fear to die”?
When the watchdogs of the society
Commemorate your sojourn in Amphi 700
Questions are still to be answered.
Emotions like rain bubble within
As the Badi[3] runs into the Manyu[4].
Alas! Ekinni Achwimgbe
Mmek achi awu na?[5]
Obasinjom Warrior, do you eat earthworms?
Ekinni[6], where is Hilarious Ngwa Ambe -
Your own Ekinni, Sawa Boy and torchbearer?
Ekinni, where is Kwasi Gwangwan the film maker?
Triplets in a tragic fate.
Ekinni, I was there in Bali[7].
Ekinni, I was there in Bafut[8].
Ekinni, I was there in Ndekwai[9].
Obasinjom warrior, you ride the bicycle of life better in death.
Ekinni, you write more drama better in death.
Obasinjom warrior you jeer more in death.
Till date, the heart ejaculates at your tragic ends.
May we not walk when the road is famished.
May we not set out when devourers are out.
Tonight in this Amphi accolades echoes and echoes…
Emotions rise up to a feverish pitch
Yet Disgrace is out
The Banquet is on
As we are still singing
Requiem For the Last Kaiser
And we ponder Ekinni,
Will Their Champagne Party End?
Obasinjom Warrior! Let the cry continue in that land of no return.
[1] God of the cult
[2] The forerunner and voice of the Mgbe Cult
[3] Badi is one of the rivers in Manyu Division South West Region
[4] Manyu is the biggest river in Manyu Division South West Region
[5] How is the world below?
[6] Forerunner and voice Crier
[7] The home town of Mr Kwasen Gwan'gwa in the North West Region where he was laid to rest.
[8] The hometown of Hilarious Ambe in the North West Region where his mortal remains was laid to rest
[9] The hometown of Bate Besong South West Region where he was committed to mother earth
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