Forlorn wishes

what justifies one’s
desire for power, fame that leads them
to join cultism?

you get a charm for
bullets and cuts, who will refund
you if the charm fails?

you can’t lord the sea,
the uhuru you seek is not
in birds and axes.

you’re living a dream
from a sleep that boasts of no dawn,
you are just a fool.

Tomide Abdul