By Victor Uzodinma Chukwuma
14. Our god is in dilemma
The river has departed
The banks.
Before my searching eyes,
Despots dance.
Madmen inside,
Madman outside.
Sucking from my roots
The oil of my heart.
I feel for your presence,
But my ankles are yet in chains.
Your breath hum in my ears,
But it is not clearing in my mist.
Tell me,
Oh! Tell me,
Shall I live,
Am I lost?
Tell me,
Oh! Tell me,
My last resort,
Am I gone?
Tell me,
Oh! Tell me,
The god of our fathers,
Where is your intercession?
Am In utter darkness.
15. Nude of emotion
Don’t you remember?
Wont you now?
My eyes are blinded;
My feet and long arms
Reach no more.
Turn back,
Let the light from your soul
Drip into my darkness.
Look through your window,
And see my fugitive-ghost lurking.
From your fortress,
Have mercy.
My eyes are blind,
My limbs are lame.
Victor Chukwuma, Professor of Physics, renowned for his immense contribution to the development of Astronomy and Space Science in Nigeria, is a Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Physics.
