My Grandfather’s Snuff
Black is the stuff
Travelling concoction he use to puff
I sat imagining the science that he’s got
My curiosity, the innocence as my eye sought
My grandfather’s snuff
I brace myself to adventure
Like Eve my hands I tried its texture
But my stick finger too has got guts
I quivered,
I shivered
I sneezed and coughed
My grandfather’s snuff
Only he knows,
Only the wise men and their gods
Never again will I sniff
Never again will I steal from my grandfather’s snuff
Salamatu Sule
Obviously, your gradpa’s snuff is not for children. Lessons learnt. LOL