Made In China Wale Owoade   Buried dreams wear mirrors in their grave They split with solace like this child: Wear frugal wings, fly through Dark ages, through KhakiMenAndBlockades Through SixBootsStainedWithBlood To watch future scenes before they are shown But what use are future scenes When dreams are Made in China? Buried hopes wear mirrors in their grave They split with solace like this mother: Wear head gears, dance through Sacred grounds, through BringBackOurGirls Through IbadanForestOfHorror To sow future seeds before its night But what use are future seeds When hopes are Made in China? Buried truths wear mirrors in their grave They split with solace like this father: Wear eagerhearts, hew through Shabby oaths, through PayOurPension Through SomeFathersAreStillUnemployed To pleat future talks before they are done But what use are future talks When truths are Made in China?   * In Nigeria and probably in Africa or anywhere else, when something is said to be made in China, that thing is either fake, or has poor longevity, that is, it can be spoilt or damaged easily and quickly.   WALE OWOADE is a Nigerian poet. His works have appeared or forthcoming in publications like: Radar Poetry Journal, The... Read More