One by one
we take a bow,
Leaving our
kiths and kin behind.
Many will wail
in tearful laughter,
Feasting in painful tears,
Music will echo here and there.
Frenemies will smile in sorrow,
Death a debt for all mortals,
Many have gone home before us,
To rest in peace or pieces.
We are sojourners on earth,
Entrusted with talents and gifts,
All heads will return home,
To account for their stewardship.
Today, it\'s Adeyinka, Adamu, Adaobi...
Tomorrow unknown,
One by one, we take a bow,
We live to die, and die to live.