UMAR YAHAYA

UMAR YAHAYA

My Roam

O tired heavenly torch

on my way shine

So that I won't falter

to die on the vine.

Lane laced with snares

of love-like hate.

Firm and straight

shall remain my steps

As I grope my path

to the august gate

In these even and

rocky landscapes...

Past mountains, plains

and lonely vales;

Eyeing committees* and

howling packs;

Across the domains of

sharks and whales;

My thick faith my cover

'gainst arid attacks.

I may speed on bruised

elbows and knees;

Stuck be my mired feet,

or weak my steed;

Succumb yet not shall I

to the bites and bees

On my heart and limbs,

but  will proceed:

That at the end of this

my barren roam

Shall I make it to home—

soul and form.

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*Groups of vultures

Hope

Hope has made

A fisherman of me

A ripple would crash against the sinker

Shaking it

Making me skip a breath

Like a cat in ambush

On hearing the squeak of a mouse

Hidden in the haven of it hole

I move my hand

In tandem with my heart

To the disappointment of my eyes

For the umpteenth time

Poor worm on my hook

Still there neath the waters

Clinging to the barb

Wishing to lure some meaty catch

May it never deteriorate

To pieces down to the bed

Having spent these millenia

Unseen by a fish

Undared by a toad

O hope

You have truly made

An angler of me.

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Waking Up

No longer shall I

Worship those aloof stars

Who twinkle not to guide me home;

No more revere

The strong eagles' wings

That yet bear me not during storm;

To hell with the

Fat and lofty mountains —

The greedy and unfeeling granites..

Who take up

The greenest fields

For their girth an' ill-gotten heights.

Have carried basket

For many a lucky fisherman

Sans for once tasting of the juicy catch.

Now, it is time

To brood my abandoned eggs

That my chicks too may someday hatch.

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UMAR YAHAYA

UMAR YAHAYA is a Nigerian poet born on 5th March 1995, in Kaduna State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He writes poems on several themes ranging from nature, love, life, peace, social justice, equity and so on. He is single with six siblings and a very large extended family.