FROM A POET TO THE POET

This piece was written in 2021 during the Olympics games in response to racial comments targeted towards indigenous non-english speaking rugby players.

From the pieces of soil

forming me to every

thread of hair you see,

Ikwe oyau.

From every native word I

speak to the taste of

native food in my mouth,

Ikwe oyau.

From the same Waitui we

swim to the diverse noke

that holds our stories,

Ikwe oyau.

Singing the revolution

song don't sound the

same no more.

But, Ikwe oyau.

From Kolonization to

Nio-Kolonization,

Au tu ga, tu gi, tu ge

My enemy in disguise

Sweet kisses before the crucifixion

My brother in the battle

Sigh...

Let's enjoy the last supper

I hear the rooster crow

See you on the other side

Ikwe oyau.