His Mighty Hand Rid Me
by Lawale Yusuf, 2009
I was tied to a dark stake
My two walkers muffled in a wet silt
Hands stock to an atmospheric stake
Family tree too strong to rescue me
My retina too torpid to flash
A gnashing dagger raised just above my skull
But His mighty hand descended
And undo me from the stake.
My marrow arose and ivy exorcised
From my waning system. Alleluyah!