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An In-law’s Message
Don’t treat me like a baby, in-law,
at thirty and five I am too old
to toss on cradling laps
You gave me your daughter to marry
but take yam and fish from the concubine
No, in-law,
if you truly look at me
you will see I do not carry a tail
behind my back
In-law,
you are like the white man
who made the pencil one day
and the next flooded the world with erazers.
— Niyi Osundare
“An In-law’s Message” is a thirteen-line poem by Professor Niyi Osundare. The poem is divided into four stanzas.
Reference
Adédèjì, Ridwan. (2025). Poem: “An In-law’s Message” by Niyi Osundare. Literature PADI. https://www.literaturepadi.com.ng/2025/05/12/poem-an-in-laws-message-by-niyi-osundare/ (Accessed on October 11, 2025 at 03:45)
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