By Baba Galleh Jallow
The Igbo say
When the moon is shining
The cripple
Becomes hungry for a walk;
What the Igbo did not know
Or did not say is that
The Cripple
With a capital C
Is always hungry for a walk;
Especially when
There’s no moon in the skies
And the world is dark
And he cannot
Just get up and go
Walk right into the inviting lights
Of his so many dreams!
Ends