My Corner-table

My Corner-table

By George Amadi

Five lean years down the line,

My big appetite remains fine;

Edikaiko, tasty vegetable soup,

Delicacy from South-south zone,

Holed up in Ofe Owere group,

As delicious as a ‘biscuit’ bone,

Could cost an arm and a leg!

Hard to see, let alone impress,

Busy Mama Cash guys ticks off;

She, life eatery-owner, waitress,

Bus-boy, never takes a day off.

Served well at my corner-table,

Where stands an electric fan,

I hear Jim Rex Lawson fabled

Highlife songs out of MP3 pan;

Dishes, all sorts I see, are with

Rice, moi-moi, dodo, stock-fish,

Tilapia, kpomo, salad stacked.

Every meal served, two water

Sachets to each of “The Boys”

Go, while the bottled variety

Stays saved for “The Big Boys”.

Lagos, Nov. 16, 2014