March 20, 2021
March 20, 2021
I was parceled off to the North’s political capital
With a mandate to garner intellectual capital
Moments later James sauntered in
James Asanye Bassey: sporting a wide grin
For national service I preceded him to Makurdi
He soon ambled in after rigorous study
Of concepts and convoluted lines
Pleasant habitats and avant garde designs
I migrated to the Aso neighbourhood
He welcomed me with showers of good
His missus was soft-spoken and witty
A jewel from the sands of the confluence city
Gloria Manasoko Fowowe in her famed caravan
Spawned culinary delights that revived the man
Giving strength in this abode of rocks
Enabling stability in this land of shocks
After partaking of her legendary meal
My taste buds learned the fake from the real
She precedes us all to the celestial gallery
Watching as we fiddle with unused cutlery
We must retire to grieve and add up our loss
The greenhorn widower and the rest of us
With a mandate to garner intellectual capital
Moments later James sauntered in
James Asanye Bassey: sporting a wide grin
For national service I preceded him to Makurdi
He soon ambled in after rigorous study
Of concepts and convoluted lines
Pleasant habitats and avant garde designs
I migrated to the Aso neighbourhood
He welcomed me with showers of good
His missus was soft-spoken and witty
A jewel from the sands of the confluence city
Gloria Manasoko Fowowe in her famed caravan
Spawned culinary delights that revived the man
Giving strength in this abode of rocks
Enabling stability in this land of shocks
After partaking of her legendary meal
My taste buds learned the fake from the real
She precedes us all to the celestial gallery
Watching as we fiddle with unused cutlery
We must retire to grieve and add up our loss
The greenhorn widower and the rest of us