A Review Of Daddy Left By Poetic Oracle

WHEN WILL WE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE SAGES AND PROPHETS CRY OUT!

REVIEW: ‘DADDY LEFT’ By Decipher

Daddy: Noun/ Pl –ies) used especially by and to young children, and often as a name to mean ‘father’.

Left: on the side of your body which is towards the west when you are facing north  

‘When Daddy left, they question my apartment,
They caught me red handed...’

What can a child do without a father’s guidance? How well will a baby fare without the nurturing of a mother?
Published on the 24th of September 2017, ‘Daddy Left’ is many things to many people but for those who’ve had the rare privilege of sharing a ‘cup of kindirimo’ with Decipher,’ that uncommon Spirit’ in the words of Edgar Alan Poe, ‘Daddy Left’ is one more key to unlocking the purpose of Man.
Ardent fans and followers of the Bard are already familiar with themes such as ‘Mama’, and ‘Arminna’. Themes exploring the complexities surrounding life without guidance, man in pursuit of meaning, and content. Through the eyes of a growing child, this search is metaphorically represented.

The lives of people today are far from orderly, the question of God? The confusion of the sexes, the tyranny of natural disasters, poverty, disease, death and ultimately rebirth! These and more forces humanity (the child) to search for answers through science, through wars, through the blinding darkness of death, of life, but who better to provide answers if not God (the father) but where is he? Simple...

‘I barely know my Dad...’ saying that Daddy is alive but I just don’t know him, compare with ‘Carrier of the knowledge, bearer of the gift; I have been a windmill.’ The search for self, Daddy (God) continues. The answers (whom) we seek saith Decipher are right before us, in us, if we have enough love to see it.

The confusions of humanity abandoned by a divine father are aptly captured in the unmistakable metaphors similes and ironies subtly interwoven in ‘Daddy left’. But beyond this seeming ‘hopeless abandonment’ is the clear cut message of love ‘betrayed love’ some have argued but love all the same requited or not, consider...

‘When Daddy left..., bloodline, I flow with my friends,
Aboki is gini (friend is blood) thicker than water...’

Now compare the above to...

‘Killing brothers with Bayani’ (words)
‘Harka’n (the way of) Cain’

See now, the allusion to the ancient story of Cain and Abel, two brothers. But one brother out of a dark emotion killed the other. The message herein is simple.
Love cannot only be found amongst family. Evil can sometimes emanate from family. Thus, what our world needs today, is love, not just love for friends, and those with whom we are familiar but love for those who are gone, those who are alive, those yet to be born,  and our environment for according to Decipher it (environment) too is alive and enduring. You don’t believe me, all right, consider the metaphysical lines...

‘I soil my hands, for my plants to grow
For dreams do, true...’

Beyond the wordless dark alleyway communions, the obvious pun, the painful euphemisms, the life changing loneliness trickling from Emeli Sande’s cord struck with producer X’s dreamlike but evergreen stony wrap, the unending war between shades of light, and this review written at twilight by Deus ex Machina, you, poetic journey man will to the exclusion of the infinitesimal distraction plunge your soul into the sub textual Righting of ‘Daddy Left’ and cultivate love, and joy from the obvious scarlet bloodiness. So, enjoy like fine wine the muse’s blend of a HipHop rhythm, the entertaining tempo, and urgent pace of wartime envoys.

‘This poetry is too sick, 
It will save or kill you...!’                                                                            -Poetic Oracle

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We Never Knew. By O.b.i

We never knew Jews or Hindus, we just knew our clans and the boundaries of our farmlands. We knew the number of our goats and the colour of our cocks, we knew which direction our streams went and which forest from which not to hunt, we knew how a hand shake was trust and agreement and what every rambling in the clouds meant

We never knew change or transformation, we just knew that the red cap was to be respected and Ifa was to be obeyed. We knew what the Oba's staff represented and we knew justice was never delayed, we knew that majority was not right, because if its wrong ,its wrong and we knew never to judge anyone by the sound of their tongue

We never knew differences or tribes, we  knew the marks on our faces told us who we were and not who was suppose to die. We were taught to respect the gong, and always move around with our horn, we drank where ever there was drink because if one of us found joy, we were all happy

We never knew ipob or arewa, we just knew Ali's place was where to buy meat and if the spare part was not from Okonkwo, then it probably won't last. We knew that the tomato had to be from Jos and that the plantain from Ore was irresistible, we knew Obudu was where to get fresh air and Yankari presented us natures finest

Now they teach us differently...I hope we never learn!

Obscurity. A Poem By O.b.i

Long nights and slow mornings

Snail swings of the pendulum

Cold hugs from tired hands

The days wears all shades of gloom

But I know of seasons

I know of rain and sunshine

I know life has a reason

And I know that darkness comes before limelight

Let The Petals Be. A Poem By O.b.i

So how did we get here

She came whole

But to be accepted,

A part has to go.

What's a queen without her kingdom?

So how did we stay here

We kept mute

While she is mutilated,

Left in pain and sorrow.

How will a sealed flower blossom?

So now we need to leave here

Stand and speak up

This needs to be corrected,

For there's no error in the whole.

What's speech if we don't speak for freedom?


-O.b.i-

A little about Female Genital Mutilation

WHAT IS FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers, who often play other central roles in communities, such as attending childbirths. In many settings, health care providers perform FGM due to the erroneous belief that the procedure is safer when medicalised. WHO strongly urges health professionals not to perform such procedures.

FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It is nearly always carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children. The practice also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life when the procedure results in death.

NO HEALTH BENEFITS, ONLY HARM

FGM has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and interferes with the natural functions of girls' and women's bodies. Generally speaking, risks increase with increasing severity of the procedure.

Immediate complications can include:

*Severe pain

*Excessive bleeding (haemorrhage)

*Genital tissue swelling

*Fever

*Infections e.g., tetanus

*Urinary problems

*Wound healing problems

*Injury to surrounding genital tissue

*Shock

*Death.

Long-term consequences can include:

*Urinary problems (painful urination, urinary tract infections);

*Vaginal problems (discharge, itching, bacterial vaginosis and other infections);

*Menstrual problems (painful menstruations, difficulty in passing menstrual blood, etc.);

*Scar tissue and keloid;

*Sexual problems (pain during intercourse, decreased satisfaction, etc.);

*Increased risk of childbirth complications (difficult delivery, excessive bleeding, caesarean section, need to resuscitate the baby, etc.) and newborn deaths;

*Need for later surgeries: for example, the FGM procedure that seals or narrows a vaginal opening (type 3) needs to be cut open later to allow for sexual intercourse and childbirth (deinfibulation). Sometimes genital tissue is stitched again several times, including after childbirth, hence the woman goes through repeated opening and closing procedures, further increasing both immediate and long-term risks;

*Psychological problems (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, low self-esteem, etc.

Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/