TOWARDS PERFECTION
Looking down the road
With many going to and fro
Back and forth
Left and right
Up and down
Fast and slow.
When I asked their direction
They said “Towards perfection”
ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE
Let the whole brigade
Mount their barricade
Let them come out in ranks
With their mortars and tanks
Let them cock their rifles
Or let them lock their rifles
Let them begin their martial march
To come between our marital match
Tell their commander
I’m coming for you; Amanda
And this is a canon
That love fears no cannon
If they try to investigate
Tell them love intoxicate
And they should forgive my err
For in love all is fair.
THE SEEKER
Day by day I go around
Seeking where answers abound.
A beast of burden with loads
I traverse every roads.
Many nights I lie awake
Taking stock of my take
After sieving out voices
From multitude of noises.
BIO
Francis Otole is a poet and author. His works have appeared in local and international
magazines, journals, and anthologies. His debut collection of poems, Heaven is a Place on
Earth made the shortlist of ANA- Association of Nigerian Authors poetry prize, 2024. He loves
reading and writing. His marriage to his lovely wife is blessed with a set of twins.
