Elephants Minds

OUR MOTHER On Saturday. Our humble mother went to market, But it was my birthday. She Care only for her pockets. Mama wants my loyalty, But I'm starving! and mother keeps blaming rats for her vanity, Maybe she forgot She's always traveling. While she was away, The rats found their way into our account. Our security broke like a pot of clay. Now, my sisters can't get their wants. Just yesterday. My mother called a family meeting. She said October 1 is her birthday. I laugh her to the falling. Mama can't get food for the children. She only tell stories of Mama-Chinedu's corruption, Tomorrow she would fly to Israel. Leaving us with a dying Nation.                             C. Timothy jr.

Soldiers I I Listen up! Comrades, lend me your ears, O' my uniform drips blood? Because those words cuts like a sword. What bled my heart, is what you're about to hear; The little comrades is dead. He bite the dust, because the commander finds fault in all he does. Well, that's the trend. The older ones are always right. Their opinions always count while ours are left. Yes, they've seen more sunlight, but their recipes are full of self. Sir! I'm a comrade too, I stand in attention, and do everything you command. That doesn't make me a fool. I hope you understand. Respect our difference. People who can't respect differences are monsters. Why should we be the same? Take a look at the stars, The clouds and other heavenly stain. They're are different in size and sharps. Remember We're soldiers. We'll need each other. C. Timothy FB: SP Timothy Jr.

      Are you sick of circumstances?   Sometimes, certain situations just choke you, and you find it difficult to breath a word. You start wondering if you really have a place in this world. Sometimes, it's like "it's fixed" and you can't go on. It appears to be predestined.  Perhaps someone might have told you it's destiny and you can't help but believe so. Most times, you pretend like everything is fine, and life keeps casting you to the ground. Although, you want to avoid the shame, the questions and the painful explanation of your plight. You mostly cover it with your smile and vowed never to make a sound about it.  But last night inside your bedroom, you lied in your bed with all these thoughts lingering through your mind. The voices in your head began to call you a failure, and you cried so much that tears could not expound your pain. Hmmmm. I was almost killed by these crafty antics of the devil. I became embittered. To worsen things, peopl...

TO MY UNBORN SON . Open your hearing to hear, knowledge is not far away but near, although in darkness, its hidden. Find the light and its paths will be bright Son, when you starting imagining, If you can only open your mind, you'll see messages coming in, whether from God or the devil. Depends on the root of your thoughts; good or evil. This world is like our body, our mind is the feet, the world is moving, but the thoughts of men controls it. I see myself standing tall on a bright star Shining brighter than the sun. That's an assurance that the glory I seek is not far but I have to write this for you. I wasn't mistaking when I said your father won't die, Even after he's buried and rotten, his name won't get dry, and his legacy would never be forgotten. Like Shakespeare, Literature would preach his gospel and his lyrics will grow tall and strong as a mountain in the heart of all that read his words. Son, always remember that your father's heart was the foun...

BLAME GOD My eyes turned blood, the day nepotism bruised me. My heart became heavy as a ton, the day I was bitten by tribalism. men became wiser than God, and nailed others for their differences. If you feel the deep cuts of racism, don't regret your colour. When you're cast away by discrimination, don't drown in depression. Talking about religion may sound obnoxious to the hearing of God's defenders; Those blood drinking monsters, can send throw you into an early coffin They're ever ready to destroy anyone, for their religion. Painting God as coward, that can't defend Himself. God created diversity in humanity, Anyone who does not like it, Should blame God.           C. Timothy