Osonwa

by Chika Udekwe

Osonwa narrated that he met a family
of a hunter, a farmer, and a fisher.
The men were never at peace
since they started envying each other.

Osonwa who was the first and only son
in a faraway town
One could go to the town well-prepared;
The mountains to climb and rivers to swim---
So it was to Osonwa when he exiled himself
because he was demanded to start fathering.

He was the one
that, instead of tearing apart in hate
and personal perception of others,
told them to coexist.

Osonwa narrated that
the men should have decided for themselves
as he did for himself.