LUPITA WHO IS OSCAR?

 

Lupita! Lupita! Lupita!

Thrice I have called you

Because of the weight in my heart

Can’t stand being without you

Village elders believe

Am having you for a wife

But who is this Oscar?

I tried convincing them

That you are miles away

Away from my reach

Wait for her! Jacob waited for 14 years

So you should

That s their reply

But I hear now you have Oscar

Lupita tell me who is this Oscar

I brought Vera Sidika for their approval

 I tell you, If not for the speeding Chevrolet am driving,

The villagers could have lynched me

We have educated you!

We don’t want a taboo in this village!

Your eyes should be open!

They shouted

They need an African Lupita

Deep with the roots of Africa

And you know that is only you

Please Lupita, tell me who is this Oscar

I told them

You already have Oscar

Aduk, the village elder replied

I took a trip to Seme

Oscar has not brought them bride price

How can you claim she is taken?

I could not answer

Who is this Oscar

I have sleepless nights

My days are full with reveries

Lupita yawa!

Schooling mean nothing,

Money mean nothing

If I don’t have you

Lupita tell me Oscar is just a friend

Because I can live with that