PRISONER

Beneath the heart of broken shells

Lies a prisoner

With thoughts tied to fetters

Of man downcast with life of an outcast

I am here trickling the earth's ear

To lend an open ear

Beneath the smiles

Kissing the cheeks

Lies a prisoner

Tormented by the throne

Deprived the air

Of a golden scent

 And pushed to the dust

Where soles kiss and spat

Let the earth unzip its ears

And bear my thoughts

Those of a prisoner

With sagged trousers and dreams

The street is my abode

A slum with pride

Home to hearts

Tied to chains of agony

Destiny snores in my dreams

Here I march on tattered shoes

Scrubbing the streets with my broken heels

Till my life is free like birds in the wild

Composed by Awa Chigozie Jerome and Akan Udofia E. ...All Rights Reserved © 2015