In a town quite far,
was a boy housing
the soul of a man.
schooled like his likes,
learned in the lessons
of a leader — to have
a goal ahead of his head.
unlike his father's wants,
the media was his place
to find a voice, a means
to his turning point.
he vowed to wow his lots
with a greater cost to pay;
leaving linguistics to
pursuing political science.
the papers prepared him
for greater battles against
forces within the school
when his passes were failed.
embittered by the exit of near
and dear ones — the crew which
he was a part of; spending
an extra time to score this goal.
friends go, friends come:
he renewed his circle with faces
from a future he didn't foresee
while his night broke into dawn.
he bought & sold to pass his time
within this prison of classes & tests
& later bagged his degree a year after:
ready for a new phase as a youth corper.
Written by Oladipo Afeez Olajide
Edited by Rilwan Tukur
