Ma Write up for Jos Killings

Ma Write up for Jos Killings

We played with the beach sand 
Building castles with the sand 
Throwing shells in the sea waves 
And waiting impatiently 
Thinking we’d see them wash back ashore 
We hold hands and dare the waves 
Took the most popular drinks together 
“Coca-cola” 
Competing for the fastest 
Squeezing the bottles foolishly 
Expecting more drops of it 
We share good laughs 
Even when we say stupid things 
Singing the anthem backwards 
We sat side by side thru out the period in school 
Always putting each other thru 
Hung out at the cafeteria 
Eating from the same plate 
Keeping a very straight face 
While we analyze the beautiful ones 
Whom you think are yet to be born 
We share our pains 
Thus, make it half 
Having each other’s shoulder to cry on 
On very sad days 
We stay in touch with the nature 
Staring at the stars 
And pouring out our grief 
Until sleep catches up with us 
And the next day 
We are happy again 
We wear the same thing 
To Undies 
I remember the batman undies we secretly bought 
For we were ashamed as adults 
We are not Siamese 
Nor twins in any form 
We are not faggots 
Not from the same family 
For I was born with a very rough plastic spoon 
While he with a silver 
We’re brothers from another mother 
We’re true friends! 
We always write together 
Until last week!!! 

Dedicated to victims of Jos killings 

Prince Popoola Olamilekan© 

dedication to the victims of this brutal killings.