
Jakande, the Line between Time by Rasheed Olokode
Jakande.A lonely taste of sweet,A single sip of cider,A scarce smell of zaythunAnd the solo sight of the Saint On Nigeria's political landscape,Sent down by the OmnipotentAs a sign of what should beand warning to what would beThat is now is. The solace of our cities and citizens,Whose millionic multitudeshe 'jerkanded' into a bright future that is todayWhen the gap that taboos us from Boko Haram roll call is the Jakande's poultry-like classroom block of yoreWhich birthed flying birds vide free grooming. Birds that fly far ahead of the all-time infants now milled with millions of dollarsAt business centresNow also known as schools. In a Country that sells booksTo the highest bidder.Where school fees mostly spring from putrid streamsVisited and swum by all but fewWho can't b...