-Dedicated to my friend Ijomah Cynthia
Happy birthday lovely fool do have a blast
A dance of our prime
we danced to the rhyme together
you swayed your waist so tirelessly you tore your jigida
praises ripped the crowd
that day i made a promise to myself
my friend you must be,
together we will dance the dance of our prime
under the udala tree we shared stories
and comfort each other till night draw by
when tales of unknown scares me
you held me with a promise of our dance
the rainy days came and drained us
still we shook our youthful body
i follow your lead as you break into dance of time
we looked at the rainbow with promise
when war tore us apart
you cried more for my loss
you went to the village square to dance alone, the dance of our prime
this time your dance spoke
it called to the spirits
it pleaded with our forebears
to keep me safe and home
you held faith that one day i will join you
they heard your cries
and brought me back your friendship
like children without care
we ran with the wind to the square
to show the world our bond
and dance to the beat only us understand
A dance of our prime
