Adamu Lives

Adamu lived in a bungalow,

Together with his parents.

He never was hungry

And was contented with the little they had.

He was the best in his class

And he often bagged the best of results.

He was a jovial boy who always had something to say

He longed to be a writer

So he could write to the world

About his country and peaceful hometown

He often wrote happy poems for both his parents

And recited them with Taju

While they walked back from church

Adamu lives in a camp

With strangers he never knew.

He is always hungry

And can't get enough

Everyone calls him stupid

Because he is always gloomy

And has nothing to say.

He writes on walls

And on every rock he can find

About his country and the terror grazing his hometown.

He also writes to his deceased parents

And thinks of Taju

While he walks back from prayers

Held under a mango tree.