JIMMY

JIMMY

Udeme was a neighbour’s son

Who liked coming to our house

With Jimmy, a dog older than him

A man’s best friend, they say, is his dog

Udeme came on this particular day

When we were eating our supper

His mind was on the food we ate

But pretended not interested

So he called to Jimmy the dog

‘Let’s go, I am done today’ he said

So the dog, to the backyard, followed

And ran faster all the way home

Udeme reappeared from the veranda

And came straight to the dinning table

He started eating before he was asked

With a mocking grind and excitement

Halfway into his ‘longer throat’ meal

He told us his tricks with the dog

You see, he said, I deceived Jimmy

And stayed back to eat alone

He put in the picture in a funny way

Because he thought he was smart

‘Nyang Jimmy nsuk ntie mbo mkpo ndia’

High sense in childish game of wit