Afroleon

Adeboye Oluwajuyitan

Summary

"Before my version begins to fade, 
Let me relieve what happened today. 
Today was not a lifetime of discrimination and shame, 
But of celebration as a black man living in Ukraine." 
- culled from the EPIGRAPH 
A brave and explorative Artisan 
Calm exterior but he was born a warrior 
A Leon not bothered about territory 
A Leon who hunted alone. 
And a Leon who hurt alone. 
With a free prefrontal cortex, he came prepared for learning... 
And learn he did, as his memory campus would get soiled with complex realities. 
In my first anatomy tour, all I saw were dry cadavers, 
But by the end of my tenure, I saw my own fresh blood. 
No tribal marks but you can tell he started out with an Afro. 
And in this foreign soil, explorations were his special dish. 
To-and-fro he evolved... and no, he didn't hail from the safari. 
From a genial ark but he always kept his wits about him. 
And when he stepped out, he was like a fresh aphrodisiac. 
Through his eyes, you could hear all of his favorite tunes. 
Black vanilla at his core as he had a thing for interfacing. 
General with a stylus brush, 
Hankie forever in the back pocket. 
Like his paws, his heart appears four-chambered, 
But on closer inspection, you see a fifth chamber a short distance away from the rest. 
A blind Cub walking in the midst of hyenas, 
With lesions so deep, they suffocated him where it hurt most. 
The pages are filled with art and expression, 
As I relive this once-in-a-lifetime experience... 
Which shaped me into the man I am today.

Duration: about 6 hours (06:15:16)
Publishing date: 2022-07-24; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —