Adjei Agyei-Baah

The feeding fetus
Detaches itself after birth
(A true point of maturity)
Saying goodbye to the placenta

Is it a point of independence?
Is it a point of freedom?
Oh! I wonder
We are detached
But yet firmly attached
We are the puppets
And they the puppeteers
Making us dance
Even when our stiff joints
Need massaging

But why does the tick still suck sweet
When it has long become turgid?
Why should the guest turn a pest
After being given a perfect rest?
Oh! Tell me
Are we freely free?
Where lies our future?
Where lies our destiny?

Adjei Agyei-Baah (a.k.a sinnbadd)
KNUST School of Business
Kumasi