SESAME STREET

I knew my mother would never shout my name on our street
if my books did before the show called Sesame Street.

Well, I remember my childhood for knowing colors
especially the ones never said by Snufflepagus of Sesame Street.

One time I tried to be tall and to call the word ‘yellow’,
then I remembered what Big Bird always said on Sesame Street.

It’s amazing how Kermit grew the world with us
when kids these days don’t even know about Sesame Street.

Oscar the Grouch made green look more rowdy and noisy,
he was the most disturbed of them from Sesame Streets.

Each time the rainbow color shows on our TV,
I remember the characters that made Sesame Street.

They grew into our hearts and taught us love,
taught us that humans could forgive those from Sesame Street.

If I ever go on vacation outside Nigeria,
I’d find my way to the road that leads to Sesame Street.

Julia is still my crush, my blossom with the red head,
she made a four year old grow to love Sesame Street.

Now I’m old enough to host my own show,
but I will never break a heart like Prairie of the Sesame Street

Ruddapoet