THE WOODEN BRIDGE
The journey across the wooden bridge
And the bang commenced the race
With joy written on them who have earlier picked the pace
Some would fake it but opposite is what is written on their face
The journey across the wooden bridge
With everything we race levels on four
Even though a mystery unto us is what we're racing for
The moment we savour and would probably ask for more
Enjoyed the moment as following the guide on tour
The journey across the wooden bridge
Picked some things along the way
From branches of trees which arraigned the way
Seeds and fruits, barks and leaves; Think it, you say!
The journey across the wooden bridge
Sacks got fillings, on the rope we leaning, levels rose to two
Got acquainted with the wind, surviving on picks and samples
Stacked on two, limpid, and explored what we can do
The journey across the wooden bridge
Energetic, we switched from crawling, walking, running to jumping jacks
Like some kid in a bouncing castle in a park
Consciously and unwary of what awaits at the end of the track
The journey across the wooden bridge
Nailed on tracks were numbers & colours of wood, in different hue; shade and light
And at track, on a wood was heard a creak, on it? Three six five
Words were weaker, ignored as wisdoms says "let the sleeping dog lie"
In the journey across the wooden bridge
And before us at a track is an obese
Whose two feets speaks two things; you defy or you obey
And surviving the dilleverse, chose to obey
In the journey across the wooden bridge
Patience's hourglass is running out
Journey's race/time is running out
And then, next choice is bailing out, but how?
In the journey across the wooden bridge
With fury, we chase a journeyer past us
But un-fortunately, an oldie caused a sharp pause
And seethe assuaged in a snap toss
In the journey across the wooden bridge
The forest disappear and suddenly weather land
And back in thought, wished it could be Netherland
No choice, as the power to wield is in the welder's hand
*Ancesthor*
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THE QUIET LAND
FantasyA Collection Of Poems And Short Stories From The Best Writers At Lagos State University.
