Ambush by Gbemisola Adeoti

The land is a giant whale

that swallows the sinker,

with hook, line and bait

aborting dreams of a good catch

fishers turn home at dusk

blue Peter on empty ships

all Peters with petered out desires.

 

The land is a saber-toothed tiger

that cries deep in the glade

While infants shudder home

the grizzled ones snatch their gut

from bayonets of tribulation

halting venturous walk at dusk

 

The land is a giant hawk

that courts unceasing disaster

as it hovers and hoots in space

 

The land lies patiently ahead

awaiting in ambush

those who point away from a direction

where nothing happens toward the shore of possibilities.

 

Author’s Biography

Gbemisola Adeoti attended Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Ph.D in English. He is a professor of Literature.

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