I experienced experience
I witnessed experience
Swarming like wild bees
Swimming from the brooks
Of outer Marina
Racing into the fountain
Of Islet of Lagos.
Our Lagos,
Their Lagos.
Diverse religionists
On spiritual missions,
Raising up hands in supplications
For open heaven,
For praise and worship.
Some on mundane missions.
Spivs, urchins alike
But this congestion suffocated
Spaces wept for control
Sea breezes searched for outlets
From outer Marina
And wants of oxygen waves
Hands for recognition.
Both faithfuls, penitents , miscreants needed air for survival.
Protestations appealed for audience.
Legs spent and tired ,
Craving for rhapsodic attention
Where are more seats?
Where are more spaces?
Helpless ushers uncaring.
But from the stage roars
Songs of inspirations ,
Songs of supplications
Like war cries.
Sounds from desk to dawning,
Music from dawn into deskiness.
And seat glued me till cockcrow
Night broke into day.
Fading music expelled adherents
Out of arena.
A loud silence now reigned.
Freedom from the fangs of stampede.
I experienced experience
I witnessed experience
Dec 9, 2018
Dec 9, 2018 at 10:16 AM UTC
I experienced experience
I witnessed experience
Swarming like wild bees
Swimming from the brooks
Of outer Marina
Racing into the fountain
Of Islet of Lagos.
Our Lagos,
Their Lagos.
Diverse religionists
On spiritual missions,
Raising up hands in supplications
For open heaven,
For praise and worship.
Some on mundane missions.
Spivs, urchins alike
But this congestion suffocated
Spaces wept for control
Sea breezes searched for outlets
From outer Marina
And wants of oxygen waves
Hands for recognition.
Both faithfuls, penitents , miscreants needed air for survival.
Protestations appealed for audience.
Legs spent and tired ,
Craving for rhapsodic attention
Where are more seats?
Where are more spaces?
Helpless ushers uncaring.
But from the stage roars
Songs of inspirations ,
Songs of supplications
Like war cries.
Sounds from desk to dawning,
Music from dawn into deskiness.
And seat glued me till cockcrow
Night broke into day.
Fading music expelled adherents
Out of arena.
A loud silence now reigned.
Freedom from the fangs of stampede.
I experienced experience
I witnessed experience