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A Short Poem "Hustle"- Psalmuelwater (2) (3) (4)
Lost To The Hustle by JigsawKillah(m): 9:18pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
Daddy collects hundred naira from buses Then he sends half to his bosses From there he'll feed his three kids His wife, parents, and a few siblings Passengers would hurl curses at him They don't even know him from Adam 'Agbero! Go fine work! You lazy fool!' But truthfully, he is good with tools A certificate holder and a mechanic To survive, he'd learnt other techniques But where is the cash to begin with? Did you forget a man's got to eat? He could steal but he's got a conscience So he ended here, after no success At night, he smokes and drinks He's scared of his thoughts, he thinks Tragedy struck, one morning As he was rushing, to hustle something A car lost its brakes and dad it brushed, oh That's a father lost to the hustle Mommy sold tomatoes at the market At Effurun, where things are harshest She makes very little from the business Spending more than half paying tickets Else these thugs would seize her goods Or throw it away so she would lose 'I go pack your load, touch me you die If you nor pay, no market, if you like cry From here we go settle Oga, see craze We con market con look your face?' But still, she and daddy fed the home And at night, she never felt alone Then daddy died and her world fell Instantly her brains stopped, farewell Instant insanity wouldn't let her grieve Daddy's family wouldn't let her breathe "Winch! Winch! You kill awa broda!!!" Business fell, she couldn't fund another Chained to a bed of sorrows and troubles That's a mother lost to the hustle Sunday pushes barrow to make ends meet For himself and two sisters in a hard street Light fingered, got caught once, got beaten And he had learnt to win from the defeat A lucky chap with whot, poker and virtual But very greedy fellas, are what we are He still dodges into stores, to steal phones He fancies himself rolling with the big bro's One called him, said 'you dey dull guy You dey tiff area tiff and you get mind die Follow men dey, we go carry you go line When we come back, you go over fine We go dey ball for club after we take dem You go get iPhone, golds, drink black label And you go still buy lappie, form G-boy Everybody go know you for the streets, boy' So he got a local gun, and went to line SARS met him, a shot blacked his mind He was a seventeen years old boy, though That's a brother lost to the hustle Little Ufouma is fifteen and prostituting Sunday hits her but wasn't always looking When he died, sister got the eldest mantle To feed her sister, she'd to win this battle From airport junction to solidas, to pecon Everyone knew her, even had a girls' squad Then she met an Esan girl with links to Italy And she disappeared to child's trafficking Oh, dearie! Never to be heard from again And little Blessing was 13, and in pain No school, no parent, no relative And she would get touched to feed Sells pure water by day, abused by night No one could be more unlucky in this life She felt the right to do as she please, ah One day, we found her floating in the river Screwed communities, and wicked families We blame others, we're our own enemies And we misbehave and blame the bustle But everyday, we're losing people to the hustle ©Jigs 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Lost To The Hustle by Isun: 9:35pm On Dec 16, 2017 |
Nice one.........this is more of a 'spoken words' 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lost To The Hustle by Gabbyayo(m): 5:30pm On Jan 12, 2018 |
So touching |
Re: Lost To The Hustle by cisse7575(m): 5:32pm On Jan 23, 2018 |
How are you Jig? Please let everyone in the chat room knows that I was attacked by armed robbers last year. I'm feeling better now, it is almost 6 months now.I may not participate in anything now, but promise to be active as soon as I'm back. Hoping to be back soon. Love you all. I miss you all and I hope you all pray for me. Need your prayers... In Writing, Cisse |
Re: Lost To The Hustle by JigsawKillah(m): 9:04pm On Feb 01, 2018 |
cisse7575: Wow! You'll be mentioned in our prayers, Sir. Stay safe, Boss. 1 Like |
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