The Explorer
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So travels on Earth — I versed,
The ideas have reversed,
My old dreams are now…
The moment I’ve arrived,
Where angles aren’t survived,
Each attempt to free me is in vain!
To our corn house — a hamlet
To a blissful mocking dwell,
In the hallowed day, gathered I
I’ve penned my deepest record—
Of my dream in a single second,
Here, I stay silent as the wind.
A humble body of identity,
With innocent topographies,
And devastating geographies.
Calamities of heritages, see I
A room for climate balance diet,
The same, the sand tastes blood!
When the sun cuts off its head,
Isolated and lonely, sit I
In the shade of dusty stars above.
I climbed o’er grains—
Of dunes seemingly turtling.
Drawing footprints behind me.
Gazing at the horizon — its nadir afar.
Monsters ‘re barking at the—
Voluminous wetlands flesh, heard I
A bunch of thoughts are—
Clouding my soul in horrific times.
Questioning the murky skies, am I?
It was a dark and gloomy night,
At times of a frowned face light,
Children assembled on the ground.
Reciting ghostly stories — old folks.
Of those mythical monsters — the ghosts.
Sailed their imagination by bonded minds.
When I get a chance — at glance,
Exploring more and more, could I?
All I felt was recapturing, should I?
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Usman Nagado
Usman Nagado II is a writer, multi-lingual poet, essayist and part-time journalist. His passion for creativity led him to delve deep into the literary arena, with reputable publications from national and international journals. Usman is based in Gwale Quarters, Kano State, Nigeria.
