TEQUILA by Jamiu Ahmed



TEQUILA


1st shot. 2nd shot. 3rd shot. 4th shot ....
     At 7th, the sky became a man in black
          Hope he's not coming to my funeral 
          Cos I planned to reach heaven at 33rd.

         Sip after sip, I lost the count of my days:
       To the clinks of glass cup kissing the table 
     To the molten sap roaring down my throat 
To the lulling arms of heaven waving at me. 

Life's a gramophone, it keeps playing my dirge 
   I will pretend not to hear the music on repeat 
      Oh! Is that not Masterkraft on the live beat?
         OK, let me dance to this throttling rhythm 

               With
             
                              my 

                                        arms 

                     f — l — a — i — l — i — n — g

    Wait, before this dead beat finally silence me
  Hello Tagbo! Tagbo! Can you hear me? It's me your brother at the end, wait for me, I'm coming. 

©® Jamiu Ahmed


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