Prologue:
As a lad
who was one of those so clever
Or so it
appeared to be for his mates
But he
chose to give up education forever
Following
a phase of life he truly hates
As a
child growing up in a town
Where
many are found to be content
With merry,
cheer and lack of a frown
He
yearned for a much scholarly intent
Miss Tawa
and Aderopo were all in his school
When he
and the Prince were chosen to leave
And surely
at the time he would have felt that was cool
Until the
nightmares began to heave
Father
Dowling beckons at midnight
“Koya, it
is time for evening prayers”
His face
is clearly written in fright
But he
could not disclose to his peers
Finally
he rebelled as he had had enough
After six
months of torment, anguish and pain
And chose
to no longer remain tough
But
efforts to make Ropo leave were all in vain
Back to
Akote with a broken spirit and soul
He was
not able to tell his gruesome tale
Burning
deep in his heart a huge hole
His
educational ambitions failed to set sail
Along the
way he created a firewall
In a bid
to protect his mind as well as his son
Within
the cocoa trees that have grown so tall
A mystery
for Tawa, for Danladi and everyone
When eventually
his silence broke
He
averted the cold hands of death
As well
as the dark spirits Aderopo had to invoke
For Miss
Tawa to leave the planet earth
EPILOGUE:
Agbekoya
desired to be an accomplished man
An
aspiration for us all no doubt
But with
a broken spirit comes a new plan
For
survival we cannot live without…
Bakare
Ummukulthoum
Lagos
Nigeria
17/10/2014
Inspired
by award winning director Kunle Afolayan's movie "October 1", Tunde
Babalola's script writing and Kunle Afolayan’s acting as "Agbekoya"
