Gladiator

Gladiator don enter
Enter
Whole buka rise for her
Rise
Spoon stop for the air
For the air
Gladiator, fight finish

Lunchtime the buka dey war
Elbow and order dey fly
Then she enter with her lunch bag
And the war declare ceasefire
Madam serve her before the queue
The queue no fit even complain
The fufu soft pass for her table
Even the stew dey show respect

No be beauty alone
Na the way she carry am
No be beauty alone
Na the way she carry am

Gladiator don enter
Enter
Whole buka rise for her
Rise
Spoon stop for the air
For the air
Gladiator, fight finish

She dey eat with correct focus
Papers for the side of her plate
Dem say she dey run two offices
And one whole family for her back
I dey rehearse my opening line
Since Tuesday of last week
Today she look up, point the empty chair
My legs carry me like trophy

Heeey
Gladiator
Heeey
Gladiator

Her papers rest, her phone face down
The empty chair no dey empty again
She ask my name before my line ready
All my rehearsal scatter for floor
Na so gladiator dey win

Gladiator don enter
Enter
Whole buka rise for her
Rise
Spoon stop for the air
For the air
Gladiator, fight finish
Fight finish

The empty chair
Gladiator