On Rejecting Conformity

Beyond gaol
where men are but shadows
taking turns to glimpse the sun

Beyond the buzz of the bus station
on Mondays
where men are like zombies

Beyond the slouch of returning fathers
the cockiness of returning youths
who will become slouching returning fathers

Only Eldorado
obscured by a stretch of marshland
the sun kissing the edges

But one man stuck his feet in all that mud
& another feet covered in sweat and shit
flies feasting, friends teasing

But now he is our hero
we recline in our easy lives
& marvel at his success.

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Victor Eyo is a Nigerian writer. He tweets @victoreyo66