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Burnt Boats - Isuwa Gaius Alu
Kids.
BURNT BOATS
These swinging sounds of blames
echoing far away from the shallow
depth of our carefulness
This dirge that pierces our ears
with sharp fangs of regret
as we celebrate sadness
from shallow depth of carefulness
are we not the ones:
the ones that left our fuel
at the hands of a match lit?
swallowing in our joy; our boats
how do we, then, crossover
when our boats are burnt?
how do we, then, crossover
with burnt boats?
ABIKU
Abiku,
the dry pale song
of shattered nine moons.
the scorching joy of temporal excitement.
when will you wear mama rest?
the breaking thought of aching push,
the sour song of joy.
when will you stay?
Abiku,
you have severally severely putrefied
the feelings of womanhood,
you really have eaten
the sweetness of blissful union.
your light is of quicksilver,
your smile is a peace killer,
your comings are pain leavers.
oh! abiku, oh! abiku.
Abiku,
the door is open again,
in static position we wait!
perhaps this time,
you’ll stay forever
and wear mama rest.
for her flesh is vexed
(and) her strength is messed
even happiness, her soul rejects
so abiku,
pare sadness from our doorstep,
smooch our hearts, tenderly with joy-
come abiku, this time come
and wear mama rest!
JONAH’S CORNER
We sip sleep like tea
With lousy eyes fixed on passing times
The quaking of the earth doesn’t perturb
Beneath the deck, the very lower deck
We hide from storms and waves
We find comfort in Jonah’s corner
How many days, how many nights before Tarshish?
Perhaps you should wake us when we get there
Beneath the deck, the very lower deck
Let us hide from storms and waves
We find comfort in Jonah’s corner
Cast your lots! Throw us out!
Let the whale swallow us!
Who knows? We might turn for Nineveh
Before then, let us please,
Beneath the deck, the very lower deck
That we might hide from storms and waves
For we find comfort in Jonah’s corner
SILENCE
Silence!
Let’s hear the sound of quietness
The wiggling and giggling of unseen beings
Welded into realms that transcend humans
Hush!
Let nature cuddle and