The ODUDUWA Years

Those born in the years of the Oduduwa nation.

Those born in the years of the Oduduwa nation, past
Remember our collective histories 
Let our children’s children
Forget not a minute, not an hour, not a blast.

In that time capsule, years of modern-day slavery
What will be the digital footprint, left behind?
Would we misbehave or lave?
Cleansing the soul in absentia.

The madness of SWAGA, Lori irọ
Lies weaved into dialects 
Aging souls, punctured with ọrọ,
The iroko tree weeps in dryness.

And when my Abiku comes calling,
Lacerated and tarnished
Let our descendants of worth
See Oduduwa rise in their time.


5 Feb 2022
Yinka Adeyemi