you boda man, are you married? (Poem by Ojijo Ogillo)

(extracted from Fireplace Stories: Ojijo's Performance Poems. Poem .2012. ISBN.978-9966-123-17-6)
 
(performed on a boda (motorbike), on stage)

you boda man, are you married?

you ride at breakneck speed,
you cruise wth reckless abandon,
you overtake and jump lanes,
are you married,
 

you boda man, are you married?

you scream mouthtfulls, in insults,
you croak a bagful of abuses,
kuma nyoko,
kuma nina,
musilu daladala,
are you married?

 

you boda man, are you married?

your mouth stinks,
making me close my nose, mouth, and eyes,
your collar is darked with sweat,
dirty beyond description,
you smell of stale sweat,
you are a he-goat,
are you married?

 you boda man, are you married?

you respect no rules,
you break all rules,
you have no rules,
you even break your own rules,
are you married?

 

you boda man, are you married?

you run like headless chicken,
helter skelter,
you move like a bull on heat,
on rampage,
you arun amok,
on a death wish,
are you married?

 

you boda man, are you married?
the day before the day before yesterday,
you knocked a car,
the day before yesterday,
you knocked an old woman,
yesterday,
you knocked a school little girl,
and today,
today you have knocked me,
are you married?

 

you boda man,

stop,
go no further,
simama hapa wewe,
masawo,
stupid,
you are not married!

 (Ojijo is a lawyer, author, poet, pianist, luo culture expert, business systems consultant, career mentor, public speaker and coach:+256776100059: ojijo@allpublicspakers.com)