THE JOURNEY!!!

I had to travel that day,
Aptitude test called once again,
To the park I went,
Followed by a slight headache.

I booked and sat and thought,
Of things that could be but were not,
While I sat relaxed and waiting,
In walked a man that had us staring.

No, it wasnt the normal guy- believe me,
He was all by himself - a mystery,
Neither was he a celebrity apprentice,
But a Nollywood actor- amazing!!

No. 1, the flirty ticket guy roared,
He stood, eager to have my card,
I smiled politely and took my seat,
Orobotoyo - almost within reach.

The journey began with the usual tumble,
I squirmed in my seat as my stomach did rumble,
Listening quietly to military troubles,
Hearing stories that could make a civilian humble.

Passing through odukpani bad roads,
Hawkers got into happy moods,
Selling coke and expired gala,
I held on to my banana.

We got to PortHarcourt about six,
Unaware we were in a fix,
And so for two long hours,
We gisted and laughed out our hearts.

Strangely, I made a new friend,
Who recounted tale upon tale,
Of crises in the North East,
I did listen attentively.

Oh!! He said Charles is his name,
Betrothed to a beautiful young maid,
Blushing, he spoke of this lady,
With whom he planned a wedding.

Victoria, let me have your contact,
Did I just hear Charles say that?
I smiled and laughed a little,
Because he said I was his sister too.

The traffic jam got terribly worse,
Driver said, No! Company Bus!!
Dust and heat making us sweat,
Another guy took off his shirt.

We knew we didn't stand a chance,
If we didn't take a stand,
We said goodbye to the little guys,
To the calculux bus, we said bye.

We trekked and trekked and trekked,
Heavy luggage stressing our legs,
Dodging drivers and mad conductors,
We made our way to Apajo Junction.

In few hours friendship was built,
It felt as though I had no will,
The big guy was funny and kind,
He did give me a helping hand.      

So for orobotoyo - yea,
I did write this long poem,
And I ask myself then,
All to what end??

Composed by yours truly,

JustVikkytorya

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