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Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by luckyikhide(m): 6:46pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
BECAUSE OF THE BOY THEY BURNT IN LAGOS
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***Saving Mama***
Today, Mama's health condition worsened
drastically, and the doctor threatened, despite my
tears, to abandon mama and let her die if i don't find
a way to fetch her food. You see, the treatment
wouldn't work, because she hadn't eaten for days.
There is no food at home, no money either.
Sometimes, she falls when she stands, and cries
like a baby, when the doctor's injections come
rushing down her veins. It's painful!
Risikat, my younger sister, is a lorry-load of pain.
I've seen her cry, countless times, because of
Mama's state. Sometimes, she'd kneel before
Mama, and tear her own clothe open, and bring out
her little breast, and tell her to "suck and live,"
hoping to feed Mama with breastmilk. But she is
only five years old, and hasn't eaten for days either.
So no breastmilk comes out... And that makes her
cry.
Sometimes, Lagos is a city. But most times, it's a
battlefield! I got tired of the war at home and i raced
to the market for help. I had a little bowl, no larger
than a baby's head, and i walked from table to
table...begging for food; begging for love. I thought
they'd understand, by looking at my face, how much
I've been through, and how my mother's life
depends on how much food i go back home with. I
told them of how Papa had died two years ago; but
no one cared. They talked about recession, and of
problems here and there. None spared a drop, none
stooped to give. No one!
People are hesitant to help the poor...they'd watch
you fall and crawl, weeping for help, and refuse to
help. But the very rich get all the favours in the
world, without even asking. I thought Tunde's
mother would help me out with a cup of garri from
her table. She refused. I stole a handful and ran
away...I thought she would forgive!
It makes me cry, when i see people who are
cheerful givers, only when they wish to hurt. I mean,
the vulcanizer who had refused to give me little
money to buy food for Mama suddenly donated a
tyre worth thousands of naira, for the mob to burn
me with. Mama Tunde suddenly forgot about
recession and donated a litre of petrol for them to
burn me with. Everybody is donating matchsticks,
and i'm wondering: Why this generosity? Why is the
recession suddenly over? Why were they stingy
until now?
See, I'm not saying it's okay to steal. I'm saying it is
okay to forgive. I'm saying a little kindness would
have gone a long way.
I'm not scared of death, or the mob anymore. I'm
scared of those that live as though they are already
dead - heartless, merciless. I am scared of people
who act as if they are sacrosanct and unbiased. To
my murderers, i ask: if at home, you discover that
your son, or brother, or nephew stole a handful of
garri from the storeroom, will you kill him? Will you
shout at the top of your voice till the whole
neighborhood gathers about him? Why not just
scold me... And let me live?
Tell Risikat that I couldn't save us. Tell her to gather
my ashes when I am done burning...But never tell
Mama that the handful of garri that revived her had
been gotten in exchange for my life.
Tell God I'm dead, and, I was killed by men meaner
than the devil himself!
Tell Lagos: I came, I saw, and I conquered...som
ehow!
Tell yourself that I'm gone, forget that I ever lived!
Tell me goodbye...say no more. That'll be enough
for my lifeless bones...
SAVE A SOUL BY PASSING IT ON
THAT LITTLE BOY IS STRONGER THAN THE
HERCULES YOU KNOW |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by ultimateyankee: 7:44pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
The poster below me should summarize this for me |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by buchi4action(m): 8:02pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
I |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by Ivanlxi(m): 8:25pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
Fake write up
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Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by adeodunsimilolu(f): 8:35pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
mods, please this needs to get to fp. So touching. |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by Nobody: 9:47pm On Dec 01, 2016 |
Nice work, really strong. |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by Khd95(m): 7:00am On Dec 02, 2016 |
Cheeei..touching |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by Authoreety: 10:24am On Dec 02, 2016 |
Thiefry is bad! say NO to stealing wat others laboured for |
Re: Because Of The Boy They Burnt In Lagos by 900warriorz: 1:26pm On Dec 02, 2016 |
Enough already with the garri stealing episode! He's a theif and not just a boy but a young man! The heinous crimes committed by him and his gang led him to his early grave. He wasn't caught with garri but phones! Useless bloggers didn't confirm their story before posting! Get your facts straight! I condemn jungle justice but wait till you're attacked then you'd know how the victims feel.. |
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