"Ten" [ A congratulant to Audu Maikori]

They play a game called "greatness",

Pluck Eagles from the sky,

But when they sprout their grey hairs,

Their sins have lost their shine.

This game is for the children,

But I am grown and ten!

The "greatness" is for new men;

Has letters less than ten.

I will be called a luminary;

I have become a "star",

To others I'm a "visionary",

I'll show them up the path.

And when they speak of legends,

Of greatness among men,

I will be the first to awe them,

"Greatness" is less than ten.

A congratulant to Audu Maikori...Indeed, a legend!

Poetry by Ademola Adekunbi