AKOMOLAFE BANKOLE KAYODE - POEMS

Akomolafe Bankole Kayode is a young and aspiring writer who loves to write short storiesand poetry. He won the MNS (Mynaijastories) short story competition with his story, “The first time I did it.” And his poem, “My Hanbok” was nominated for an award in the Korea-Nigeria Poetry Fiesta 2016. Some of his works have appeared in Praxis online magazine.

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                                           Lazy Bone
 
Uncultivated days return at harvest
as dry brown ridges burnt by the sun.
But the lazy will not make hay then
It was he who didn't go out for rain
who stomached seeds meant for the earth;
drinking wine made from corn and eating
bread made from wheat.
His neighbours know no rest
from his wants without labour.
 
-          Melchizedek, son of Michael


                                                  llumination 
 

The tears of the candle is shed in delight 
with her head on fire;
illumination sweeps rooms of darkness
till shadows fall behind bodies of men
having a dark discussion 
under a shade of light.
 
Melchizedek, son of Michael


                                              Block A
 
sometimes,
our inks don't float with words
forged in the infantry of our hearts.
A thousand dots on blank pages
can be followed by a blank stare
into a black hole of our emptied minds.
A flying bird may drop a feather,
a crawling ant may leave a grain
and the rains may add some drops,
but the blocks of wall won't fall
to moments when it is forced.
It stands rigid like a battalion
asking you to dare a fight,
but you know this also won't work
until you let it all go;
like lover turned stranger
and you sleep, wait and hope
she comes running into your arms again.
 
-          Melchizedek, son of Michael
 

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