OLOJUKOKORO
You were given an inch,
But you wanted a mile
You were given a room,
But you wanted a mansion
You were given a drop,
But you wanted an ocean
We gave you a wife,
But you wanted a harem
We gave you an office,
But you wanted the firm
We gave you a star
You wanted the moon
Bi a fi odidi ile jin kolekole*
Ko ni ko ma ko’le
Bi a fi odidi odede jin iyawo agbere*
Ko ni o ma f’ale
Won ni o j’eba, o lo fe j’oba*
Olojukokoro*
Insect eye is your problem
- If a robber be gifted a mansion, he’d still rob it
- If an adulterer be loved and doted upon, she’d still commit adultery
- They gave you Eba, you said you wanted the throne (the sense is in the rhyme)
- Olojukokoro is the Yoruba word for Covetousness
- Insect eye, a literal translation of ‘ojukokoro’
Mof’Oluwawo O MojolaOluwa writes from SouthWest Nigeria. She has written for several online and offline publications such as Storried.Com, Bukrepublik.com, L’A vocat, UitesCreate, PraxisMagOnline, KalahariReview.com and two upcoming poetry anthologies. She has a degree in law from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and blogs at oluwapelumimojolaoluwalivingstone.wordpress.com
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