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Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by emekagh(m): 10:49pm On Aug 03, 2009 |
GORY TALE (II): I PASS MY NEIGHBOR I powered on my generator Nicknamed, I pass my neighbor Small, compact, it is To add to the twinkles Of lights, Scattered across the neighborhood To add its noise to The cacophony of noise From the smallest To the biggest Of generators Rulers of the night To add to the pollution Of air, and sound I wished I wouldn’t But the Power Holding Company of Nigeria And powers that be Have forced this on me - on us Nigerians (small and mighty) I listened to the news, Analysis of plans I watch some movies And then it watched over me Deep into the night, Deep into my sleep I woke In the morning To a noise of another kind Horrified voices And bangs on my door A family of four Have died in their sleep Fumes From my generator, small and compact Beneath our window boundaries Has aided and abetted, In multiple homicide! My generator - I pass my neighbor Has killed my neighbors 1 Like |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by SeanT21(f): 6:44pm On Aug 04, 2009 |
SAD but very beautiful. |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by emekagh(m): 7:04pm On Aug 04, 2009 |
Yea, sad it is. But it's a true story someone told me. |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by nature262(m): 10:29pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Men, you have committed manslaughter, lolz. Nice work |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by emekagh(m): 11:22pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
lol. So it seems oo. It will never happen to me or anyone I know (including Nairalanders) . That's my prayer though. Thanks by the way. |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by MyneWhite1(f): 11:48pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
I have heard this in the news several times but I like the way you portrayed it in this free form poem. Very touching and realistic. More power to you. |
Re: Gory Tale (II): I Pass My Neighbor by emekagh(m): 12:08am On Aug 06, 2009 |
True and thanks Myne. It's a popular news item. Generators fumes have killed people in their sleeps. Especially where three or more neighbours have generator in a crowded compound. The discomfort from the noise can also be unbearable. I remember once powering off my generator around 12 midnight to sleep, but my neighbour was not ready to sleep. His generator hummed in my head all night long. Sometime I'm afraid of the fumes. I had to take precaution to make sure no generator is close by my window. Any slightest smell of smoke will send my alarm off. I try to sleep on a 'high' ground, cos I learnt the fumes accumulate first on low grounds and build up higher. Ventilation is also very critical, if your neighbour uses generator, ensure you have cross ventilation. The bottom line is that we need to fix our power problem. We don't sleep well at night, and yet we need to leave very early for work in especially in Lagos. |
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