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I Am.....mutant (poem, Is It?) by barcaboi(m): 8:46am On Apr 14, 2016 |
I’m always the cynosure of all eyes
when I walk pass. I get mocked or
bullied often which made me a
scardy little cat. Some view me as an
‘ Ebora’ as my yoruba folks will say or
spirit; others see me as a curse
while others see me as a punishment
meted out by the gods of the land. I
just thought I had that ‘ X’ factor.
It took long to accept who I am and
who I was. I was always low in
confidence, isolated, lonely in my
own world. I found solace in my
fantasy; a world full of ordinary
people with no discrimination. I was
just one of them; a normal human.
And then I came across a news
where people of my kind were used
for rituals and instead of fear I felt
something strong, something new. A
fire was lit in my inner self; a volcano
more like it. I felt alive.
Comic books always speak of X-
men; the most popular mutant story
out there. Stories about Wolverine,
Magneto, Storm and all other
mutants and I wanted to be a hero
fighting all these injustice.
Renewed with this new found power
and vigour; I walked past people
filled with confidence and they stared
hard wondering who this pompous
ass was (pardon the language). No
one dared accost or mock me for a
while. Until someone ignorant did.
‘ Hey afin’, the tout called me and I
ignored but he persisted, ‘ albino’.
I stopped in my track and the normal
me would have ignored him but the
fire blazed in my eyes.
‘ Don’t you ever call me that’, all words
laced with ice. He was shocked and
backed off. I continued walking with
a smile.
But what do I call myself?, you’d
wonder. I was born to stand out, to
be different, the real X-men and not
some comics, I was born superior to
all men (no pun intended);
I am……Mutant….. www.realyans./2016/04/14/i-am-mutant/ |
Re: I Am.....mutant (poem, Is It?) by babyfaceafrica: 8:52am On Apr 14, 2016 |
Baba alaja..I dey feel you 1 Like |
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