The Morning Dance of the Drunk and the Madman
A whimsical poem about the unlikely friendship between Pa Dede, the village drunk, and Odeyemi, the madman. At dawn they dance before the shrine, shout at trees, and argue with goats and clouds. Villagers wonder who is madder, while elders teach that shaking feet mean drink and shaking eyes mean madness. Through laughter and confusion, the two become mirror images of a world that mocks and never listens. In their shared snore under a mango tree, the line between intoxication and insanity vanishes, asking us whether any of us is truly sane in a world turned strange.
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