AFIN!

White man in African blood,

   Strolling around, glittering round,

Like a gold or diamond?

  Or  like a golden fish?

Of your golden hair yet African,

  Of  your coloured or white teeth?

Or the attention you draw 

  Afin!babies call

Afin !! Old ages call you,

Sun loves hate you and darkness loves, loves you like a cat,   

  Afin, beautiful you are,

Like Iroko in forest,

  Like a king to subject, you in the midst of all,

Afin! Orisa lafin,
  Afin ogbodo je iyo,

Enemy of salt,

Afin !

© Funmi Adeyemo 2016