THE
PICKPOCKET
He makes his way throught
the crowd
Experienced in his movement
His feet almost above
the ground
He is in his element
His neck is craned and
just beyond
A woman, a perfect prey
A dip- A flash!! and
he is gone
Leaving "ole! ole!!"
in his trail
"Di boy fast lke lightening"
"E don run go dat side"
"For dis korokoro afternoon"
Do not soothe the wailing
woman
© Ebele Okoye 1999
(Exhibition; New Culture and Selected Works, Didi
Museum, Lagos Nigeria, Nov. 1999)
