----MAMI MARKET----



Get thrilled by the cheerful sounds
Of tired but happy corp members
Who had just concluded the parade of the day.
Like ants they descend into your sugar.



Mind you, if the display of kilishi, barbecue
and ice cream do not attract you,
the scary screams of soldiers
giving the next orders will.
Yet, if that doesn't shake your veins,
Then 'remove head gear' would.




Women and youths welcoming warmly,
With hands open and recurrent phrases;
'Photocopy, divine charging, purity photography'.
One would ask, what market is as sweet as this?
That can bring smile to the face of already tired
Corp members.


And to the rich folks,
Who are always ready to take the unsuspecting chick
to Mami market.
He buys her a plate of food,
Crying inside, as his heart reminds
him that all he has taken for the day
is a satchel of water.




Mami market is like mothers,
No matter how strict, the more we love them.
The prices of things only remains a phrase
in the hearts of some.
They will never pay a visit
to Mami market.



©BadiruKehinde
#Badirukehinde

I understand your poem but you should have made adequate use of lines. Mami market cannot be ignored as it is one place a corp member should experience before leaving camp.

Akposb:
I understand your poem but you should have made adequate use of lines. Mami market cannot be ignored as it is one place a corp member should experience before leaving camp.

Thanks for your observation. The use of lines was distorted by the web. See the edit now. Regards