"Shadows Of Man" A Poem By Olasubomi Samuel– Pawners Paper

When the cock coughs, to the stream have I gone — treading slippery paths with nimble feet — to fill every man's pot; To quench the thirst of his n

"If Olasubomi was a Craftsman, he'd be an artisan of words, chiseling every alphabet to make new words that even a toddler can chew on. In the Shadow Of Man" , Olasubomi writes with endearing imagery, emphasising on the struggles for survival by man as he toils day and night "as the cock crows...when darkness lock the gate of brightness..." and tries to make end meet. Shadows of Man represents the plight of man and Olasubomi does an amazing job giving a facet of it"

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Shadows of Man. 

When the cock coughs, 

to the stream

have I gone —

treading slippery paths 

with nimble feet —

to fill 

every man's pot;

To quench the thirst of his needs. 

When the son rises 

from his slumber, 

to the farm 

have I gone — 

Wobbling through crooked 

paths with nimble feet —

to fill every man's baskets;

To fill the throats of his needs. 

When the day yawns

and spread its mat, 

to the market 

have I gone — 

salty droplets dripping, 

from the 

branches of my hair —

to carry every man's tubers

of burdens;

To rest the legs of his needs. 

When darkness

locks the gate of brightness —

to my home 

have I gone — 

bones cracking noisily, like shattered pots at the bank of the stream — 

to count the harsh cowries 

on my weary hands; 

To sleep with cries oozing

like the blood of a 'ritualed' goat.

BIO

My name is Kolawole Olasubomi Samuel, a student at Obafemi Awolowo University, pursuing a degree in Dramatic Arts.  I am a playwright, a fiction artist, and a poet. I started writing last year when a friend introduced me into the writing world. And ever since then, I wouldn't want to say the skill come naturally, but it's not; writing is learnt!

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