These are excerpts from the book, “Streets & Corridors, The Untamed Narratives,” a collection of poems that offers an insightful glimpse into a world of unique struggles, aspirations, unease and fears of the everyday Nigerian
By Napoleon Esemudje
Divided
We are divided
Like peas in a pod
Broken pieces in cells
With shallow membranes
We are divided
Like colours in a beam
Broken light rays
In search of enlightenment
We are divided
Like waves in a tide
Broken ripples of spattering tongues
In search of understanding
We are the peas
With false identities
We are the colours
Fostered by false authorities
We are the tongues
Of false difficulties
And so long
As we are divided
Our self-worth will be
Less than our whole
And all at the control of a few
Napoleon Esemudje, a Chevening Scholar, is a versatile poet, storyteller, playwright, essayist, banker, management and human resources aficionado
