Naija Poetry | THE ROAD TO THE NORTH, LEADS HOME.

Josiah Yakspirt Yakubu

Biography: A renown Poet and also a prolific writer who has contributed alot in world Poetry at large. Many of his works have been published in the sun magazine, The New Yorker, spillwords in New York, premium times Lagos, hello poetry, world Voices Magazine and Daily Trust etc. He has electronically published two (2) poetry books titled "Who Cares?" And "Before I Die". Josiah is a graduate of International relations from the prestigious Nigerian Army University Biu, Borno state.

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Wednesday 23 December 2020

THE ROAD TO THE NORTH, LEADS HOME.

THE ROAD TO THE NORTH,

LEADS HOME

A Poem

Where are you, sweet innocent?

Mother said you must come home.

Where is the boy known to be decent?

Mother misses you, Oh! Come home.

Now, to the highway, I go

Searching for young Roland

For mother wants him home

Before she passes to Beulah land.

All you southern and Western traders

If you see a young lost soul,

It's my brother, Roland

Oh, tell him 'the northern road leads home'

All you distant merchants

Tell Roland not to be aghast

For the footpath to the north

Is the road that leads home.

He must come home

And help in building the falling walls,

He must not stay there anymore,

For mother wants him home.

Tell him his home is in desolation

And now is the time for reconciliation

That we must all come home

And never again leave home.

©Yaksport Josiah

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