EULOGY: “FROM THE JUG OF 'RELIGION AGAINST HUMANITY' (2012)” BY AJAKAYE STRIDA

This article as a conscious crow!

Turning eyes towards ignored “rape of religion”,

calling the rest of us to refuse

religion as a road for red riots,

sensibly screaming the sorrows from spiritual societies

with enough enlightenment like daises’ blooming in full sun.

This article as a conscious crow!

Knocking the offices of child development,

such that, drops of priority can be sprinkled

upon self-respect and religious liberalism,

setting hearts against spiritual restlessness,

purely penetrating positive possibilities.

This article as a conscious crow!

Right ticking what is ought.

He utilized contemporary conversations,

are we not done with fighting realism?

Fait-based extremism be jailed, 

as we journey culture, religion…into sane degrees.

This article as a conscious crow!

Linguistically parading what would resurrect hope,

the core compliance to converse rationally,

casting silence on infantile individuals,

nearer and nearest to frankness, evenhandedness…

spirit of selflessness becoming skin to lifestyle.

This article as a conscious crow!

Written to treat religion

after the multi-textured rape of men.

Each second I drink passionately

from this jug of healthy humanity,

I fly million others to liberalism.

RASHIDAT OLAMIDAYO AJAKAYE

STRIDA- ... guiding you to striking confidence in academic and creative writing!

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- Nigeria

The poet persona praises the messages got from Professor Soyinka's article, Religion Against Humanity. The voice unveils the article as a sensible reaction to the negative effects of religion.