THE IN-CADAVEROUS MARK

 A Poem By Alabar Michael

Here so standing, boldly like the lion,

Boys and girls, men and women

In black and white mixed attire,

Are the sons and daughters of Takuruku

A Gentle Tiv Boy,  photo by Wakes

Here so standing;

We have full jurisdiction,

And freedom of expression

In this conversation

To take a position

In our piece of information

With reality and zero confusion

To understand our tradition

And celebrate our origination

Speaking in our intonation,

The things of our possession.

Here so standing in full identification                            

Of Tivs’ with no rejection.

A bold people with full recommendation.

Judging from our phonics of communication

Through our dress combination

Crowned a won justification

That we are from TIV nation.

No doubt, no hesitation,

That TIV people have a large population,

With a wide circulation.

These call for full celebration,

And a laudable jubilation.

Oh thou orators;

Don’t communicate to complicate,

And implicate our people’s intellect.

Get your grandiloquence verbosity more elucidate.

Do appreciate and help us to indicate                              

Where to cross-check

If our tradition got incriminate

In order to re-authenticate

 When the missing is reconciliate.

So we shall rebrand our culture

And promote agriculture

With our own stature

And excellent furniture                                                   

To promote our culture

All in our own nature.                                                                                                               

This is no scripture,

Nor tidings for rapture.

As a people of intensive nobility.

Buried not to the evils of modernity                            

Even as with the marks of civility

We must bow with humility

To respect Takuruku of extreme integrity

Where change becomes possible

Make it understandable

And so comprehensible

As we are all able                                                                  

To stand against our troubles.

Now to our practice let us know which is consultable,

And truthfully reliable.

It must be pronounceable

Before we grumble and fumble

THE IN-CADAVEROUS MARK