seeking for something beautiful enough to call food
you stumble on a three-week-old moi-moi* now
inhabited by fungi & your canines get to work
Your ribs parting like scratches made by the
mother hen poor creature of God’s own hands
poor me your search for survival has stolen your
glee & all I can wrap for you is nothing nothing
but a broken poem
*moi-moi: a kind of staple food in Nigeria made from beans.
Alobu Emmanuel
(alias Noble Alobu) is an eco-poet and writer whose works often feel like a warm hug. He is the Chief Editor of Napsite Review (a UNILAG campus journal), the Director of Business/Partnership for SOKOKA Traditional Publishing firm, and a creative website developer/designer (powered by weebly). He was a fellow of the 2023 SprinNg Writing Fellowship. Some of his works are featured in Poetry Sango-ota, Blue Marble Review, Brittle Paper, Poetry Column NND, and HotPot Magazine. “Do the hard things” is one of his philosophies of life. He tweets: @noble_alobu_ email: noblealobu@gmail.com.
