By his Majesty's foot stool
Tales never been told
A warrior's analogy
Imaging the blood of many
The battle of old
Modakeke it's passage
Crowning victory a renegade
Scars untold
Proportionate to the heartbeat of Ile-Ife
Setting Ooni's mantle
Bowing to Orunmila
Scavangers setting the pace
Awarding criminals the holy Cross
Anointing them for the book of life
Desertion of no return
They called it a treatise
Holding onto dissertation of old
Blood a signal of peace
Reminding hearts of tales unforgettable
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
Nov 3, 2020
Nov 3, 2020 at 4:38 AM UTC
By his Majesty's foot stool
Tales never been told
A warrior's analogy
Imaging the blood of many
The battle of old
Modakeke it's passage
Crowning victory a renegade
Scars untold
Proportionate to the heartbeat of Ile-Ife
Setting Ooni's mantle
Bowing to Orunmila
Scavangers setting the pace
Awarding criminals the holy Cross
Anointing them for the book of life
Desertion of no return
They called it a treatise
Holding onto dissertation of old
Blood a signal of peace
Reminding hearts of tales unforgettable
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
There was a very long aged war between two places in Nigeria called Ile-Ife and Modakeke. This poem depicts the war that between these two places that went of for years claiming so many lives.
