Jehovah Witness

nana clockwise next to the water tap in Aiyim the hall whispers hymns as sunlight slips through its wooden beams you feel the calm the moment your feet touch its dusty floor the brothers smile when you find its quiet corner near the old oak i swap stays when you need to rest amidst quiet prayers here nana clockwise from the market gate the walls soak up every word when voices rise in harmony children run barefoot past the doorway ending their Sunday songs the jollof scent drifts from the chop bar we trade when you want peace under the fan i swap stays when you crave soft chords at dawn i swap stays when you buy secondhand goods near the church door nana clockwise close to the school fence quiet reverence meets the beat of upcountry birds the elders nod when you walk past their row of chairs mornings bring hushed lessons at the o'ibodwo corner i swap stays