Poetry friday and The good race

This is from an excerpt of the poem "The Good Race". It's from the book, "Echoes of Conscience" by Oluyinka Adediji, M.D . Click on the "post a comment" section at the end of the post to say something and join the community.

Do well without exploitation (Se rere m'a s'eka)

For the reward is never direct (Ere w'anibe bi o t'ile ri)

 
Goodness brings goodness (ohun rere l'ohun mu 'rere wa)

Evil promotes evil (Ebu ika asi ma s'eso ika)

Only goodness has a chance, (Iwa rere l'ole k'ayeja)

A chance to thrive on any soil (ohun n'ikan lo le t'agbo)

As I opened my eyes and looked around (Mo y'aju mo tun aye wo)

My limbs trembling, (ese mi ngbon pelu eru)

Realizing the baton is idle (o dun mi pe a ti f'asiko s'ofo ni'nu ije ere)

When I should have passed it on... (Oye k'a ti na opa ere si omo elomiran)

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