* THE HE(ART) OF THE BUS CONDUCTOR*
1.
The Park Broadcaster.
Throaty thunder tears through the air
Encircling the traveler's anxious ankles
Guiding with hesitant vocal manacles
To bus-stop cities far and near.
2.
The Prophetic Economist
Dealing in desperate demands of demanding crowds
To inflate fares living in lean wallets
And when infertile assemblies have scarce heads
His profits fall dead like weighty lead.
3.
The Contorted Accountant
His hidden head hangs in his metal office
Giving givers credit for debit received
And to balance the sheet without a shout
He weds strangers in the registry of joint accounts.
4.
The Unmedalled Athlete
As Sergeant Lastma(n) waves a hungry baton
He backsteps and floats on flip flops
Blowing past, calves in gazellic grace
To reunite with his bus across the town.
5.
The Unwilling Pugilist
Amidst Agberos, he lifts fists on unsure wrists
Black eyes are bartered for broken teeth
He sleeps only after the highway snores
Roused at dawn by spirits in the bottle of hustle.
Written by:
KUNLE OMOPE.
Photograph by:
JANET ORILUA.
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