I have Chosen to be a Man

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Olatuja Oloyede: I have Chosen to be a Man

- November 08, 2016

I have Chosen to be a Man

(Dedicated to the guy who stole my power bank)

As the waves of music rustle my heart

I sail down the seas of wonders

Then he appeared in the twilight wind

And sits awhile with me.

Who he was and what he wants

I do not know

A smile was hanging on his jaw

All about the stranger was strange

And before I could say "Jack!"

He was gone

And so was my gun with him

Though he came as an angel

Yet he was a thief

Now vanished as a demon in the mist

Thunder rumbling in heart

Lightening flashing through my head

I burn with heat and anger

I dashed down the isle

Searched through the valleys

And floated over the hills

Then I beheld him yonder

Scampering through the woods

With the looted goods

When I caught him I do not spare him

My mouths became the spring of insults

He was a faithful recipient of my slaps

As he begged me to spare his head

His words kindled the idle faggots of love within

And I let him be...

Walking back home was hell

I do not just felt sorry for him

I felt angry for getting angry

I shouldn't have slapped him

I could have smile and let him be

But I have chosen to always be a man...