Shango Laments

I was mortal,

the 4th Alafin,

Old Oyo's warrior king,

walked in the streets,

hunted in the forest,

drank Oxygen daily,

alas I killed myself,

with Lightning bolts.

Did I die in peace?

no,they made me a god,

who beats drums,

up in the clouds,

a groovy god,

rolling rhythms of thunder,

foolish humans,

1700 Orishas from Yoruba Land,

10 from India,

and the Greek orishas,

I wonder Shango or Zeus,

who owns lightining,

Oludunmare owns everything,

they said ''Oduduwa created Earth,''

by slinging mud and chicken,

Chicken scratched the Earth,

Mountains appeared,

how big was Chicken?

''Obatala the drunkard,''

created mankind.

alas the archdeceiver,

Iblis,LuciferS,atan,old Nick,

Abaddon,mr Scratch,

beguiled the people,

Oshun is popular,

with mordern pagans,

godess of love,

Oshun or Aphrodite?

ask Satan,

Shango did not ask

to be worshipped,

allow me to rest,

in my grave.

Oludumare means Supreme God,

Orishas are gods and goddess,

Shango[ a man who was elevated to god after his death].

Oshun[ a jinn[genie] who is still worshiped today],

This poem is about people who worship idols,without knowing about their true origins,Shango did not ask to be worshiped.