Insanity is, nay, Insanity…

A mad man they call him,
And mad indeed is he
Who dwells in the forest,
Under the evil tree.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

While men work the day through,
He’s out to fetch his own.
A bosom chum to flies..,
His presence always known.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

Siren of buzzing flies,
While odour makes him way,
Who dared to move a yard,
Closer, could never stay.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

He sees colossal bowls,
Engraved N.D.D.C,
Foraging refuse bins,
If treasure, he could see.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

He stops, he looks, he smiles,
He thrusts his hand so deep,
Engulfing crunchy maggots,
He licks his tiny lip.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

Men throw fingers at him,
With curses and some woes.
He chuckles down within
And says,”oh, ninny foes”.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

He treads the busy paths,
Rendering the lottery numbers,
Wise-men would come and hear,
For morrow’s game is nigh.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

He claps his hands for ghosts,
He sees so pretty clear.
He limps in cheerful mind,
Dancing at market square.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.

“oh, hectic day” he says,
“but what a fertile one”,
And heads his way to home,
For work is almost done.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.
So let Ajala be,
Who knows where he has been?

At night he sleeps and snores,
Cocooned in shedding leaves,
The goblins sing him songs,
“that denizens must believe”.

Insanity, nay, is sanity,
Once peace resides within.
So let Ajala be,
Who knows what he has seen?

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