Deborah Abayomi Olutimi You tok say You no kuku like am You say e no fine But im money Dey make you fine An you dey jolificate For Point an Kill joint... The man wowo die But you dey follow am Go Obodo oyinbo Yonder, you follow back Go see Sunny Fine boy U won chop Oga Wowo money An you won follow Fine boy Which one you dey? You look mirror, come dey cry Like pikin wey dey run belle Say you don dey change... Who no go old? You no gree chop well Becos you no wan turn orobo You no sabi thank baba God You hala Baba Like say you chop winch Wetin Baba for do for you? ![]() Writer's Biography Deborah Abayomi Olutimi hails from Yagba–East, Kogi state. She holds a Master of Arts degree in literature (2006), a Bachelor of Arts degree (1996) in English, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (2016). In addition, she is a poet, teacher, researcher, lecturer, and short story writer. She lives in Kuje, Abuja (Federal Capital Territory). She can be reached at abayomiisalive@gmail.com. She believes where a person lives should not determine who they become. Also, she believes that Art and literary works have a far-reaching positive effect on our world. She is interested in Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis, and Gender Studies, which are reflected in the issues discussed in many of her poems and literary works. Her poem - ‘Did you know’ discusses the subject of love from a deep and uncommon perspective, and it received a certificate of commendation from Khalil Gibran society Lebanon in March 2021. Her favourite books are Tayo Olafioye’s The Parliament of Idiots, Idris Okpanachi’s Eaters of the Living, and Remi Raji’s Webs of Remembrance. Her poems ‘He Came,’ ‘Come Beloved,’ ‘The Mirage,’ and’ ‘Machines’ were first published in The Herald Newspapers Ilorin in 1997.
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Abubakar Maimuna Esther
4/2/2023 12:08:39 pm
This is well articulated, it's hilarious, witty and filled with wisdom nuggets!
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Rahma
11/2/2023 09:07:43 am
I can't lie and say I didn't laugh while reading this, I did. I really love the piece. I don't think I have read a lot of pieces written in pidgin English but I love that I was able to read through this and understand it without thinking too long to get it.
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Felix
13/2/2023 09:07:53 am
This elegant pidgin poetry is no doubt a wonderful piece to consume; more importantly, however, it conveys great and timely lessons for anyone who cares to read in between the lines. It is a commentary on a person's changing attitudes and priorities in life. The poem asks pungent questions about people's motives behind certain actions, while suggesting that most people are not grateful for what they have and that they do not understand the value of what they have been given.
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Mbam Amanda
19/2/2023 01:46:20 pm
The message is clear : you can't eat your cake and haVe it, determine your priorities or else your priorities will determine what you become in the future
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Ugochukwu Anadị
22/2/2023 06:32:02 am
Na d last two lines for the first stanza dey scatter my head pass: “An you dey jolificate
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