Dele Omotunde
In Opilogue surrealism walks on all legs of the millipede.
Really?
And there are always many rivers to cross. The Living Spring. The Warm Spring of the Ikogosi pedigree. Or even the NigerBenue, our own Missouri Mississippi Siamese twin rivers. Of all the streams I wade through at dawn it is “ the Stream of Consciousness” that I drink from. That I inhale from. That gives me energy to walk, see and second guess characters in my world of FACTION, called OPILOGUE…
Sorry I have to cut you short. “Ma binu”. I use both “owo” and “omo” to block your mouth.
Why?
To block you from expressing anger.
No wahala, ma. Spoke on!
This stream of consciousness, how does it help in writing this your EPILOGUE or what do you call it gan an?
OPILOGUE ni, ma. It’s just my own way of being different in opinion writing. I deliberately choose to treat issues in an entertaining, conversational format laden with raw, undiluted humour. I use the stream of consciousness technique to enter a person’s mind and talk on their behalf, obviously without their permission. Who will open their eyes “gadagba” like that and allow “talubo” to enter and make nonsense of their persona, just like that?!
Of course, we do it also in Theater Arts. Something quite surreal but if not well handled it could be construed as a mocking device to Pooh Pooh the persona of the pro or antagonist.
You are right, ma. If you really want to succeed in surreal writings you have to learn not to overdo it “beyond bekiafu”.
Itumo?
Meaning that you have to know when to “gba brake” and when to press harder on the throttle.
You can use a war situation to illustrate this aspect of your epilogue, sorry, I mean this your OPILOGUE thing. Sebi you know, sha that “Ijesha ni mere”…
“Ni were ke?! Mad people, abi kinla?
No, I mean you should know I’m an Ijesha woman.
Oh, I ought to have seen! Now I can see clearly now. And what ls that about, ma?
I was just trying to let you know that we, the Ijesha people, during the days of the Ogedengbes, were great warriors, first class war strategists difficult in battle but we did not allow our invincibility to enter our “medula opologanta”, that’s quoting you, baba EPILOGUE.
Sorry, ma. Opilogue ni, ma.
Well, whether EPILOGUE or OPILOGUE, I like the way you weave words together to create “unputdownable” tapestries loaded with fun all the time. But as I was saying, I hope it is not fiction alone you specialize in. Try to vary it. Be like the Ijesha army commanders, “awon olori ogun” who knew when to fight and when to run away and come back to fight another day. Ijesha warriors knew when to “DA-GUN-DURO” and when to do INA NJO, OGIRI’OSA because MOJA MOSA LAFI NMO OLORIOGUN GIDI. Se you get what I’m dragging at. We, Ijesha are quite at home any day with war, “agidi” and “ijangbon”. By the way, where are you from. You look Igbo to me?
Yes, ma. but, you won’t believe it ma that I happen to be Ijesha, too, ma.
Uro! Na lie!
True, ma. Not a lie! Mama mi and Popsi mi are both Ijesha.
Lobatan! Lobapari! Sure, you are original Ilesha?
Yes, ma.
Really? Ijesha don’t drink Pepsi. wonder why your father is hung on PEPSI! Na “omi asoro we drink”.
Trouble!
Trophy!!
Real Trouble. You can’t just beat the Prof! Exercising both body and brain consistently is a sure way of remaining agile and alert 365 days in a year.
Akiika!
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