LISTEN TO THE RAIN

The weather suddenly grew dark

7:00am became 12 midnight 

Without a warning, without a windy sign

It came down unannounced

If you are indoor, listen to the rain

Drumming down heavily on roofs

More than cats and dogs 

People all drenched as their clothes drips

School children shivering as they hurriedly walk

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide 

Everywhere flooded intensely 

Blocked drainages diverting erosions into the streets 

Petty traders run for their dear lives 

Goods already whisked away by flood 

A pregnant lady walking helplessly 

A bread hawker's breads in Olympics competitive swimming 

A Fulani in kaftan already soaked through and through 

Agberos drinking gin in merriment 

From where I stand 

Cars honk from a distance but no saviour in sight 

Motorcycles already abandoned by riders 

Who seeked shelter someplace else

And there, an aged couple 

Seeks shelter under a perforated roof 

An orange seller chasing her oranges

A traffic warder cowers under a kiosk 

Damaged umbrellas litters everywhere

And there we all are

Been schooled by mother nature 

For the rain came down unannounced

Showing his dexterity over humans 

@talk2leigh

11 NOV 2020

07:30am