(For the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos)
Akeem Lasisi
On Marina Street of blue, blue chips
The Cathedral stands tall with sacred awe
Wearing a gentle silver colour,
The edifice woos the eyes and hugs the soul
Robed in intricate pillars, a tower is a bangle upon her neck
Her clock impeccably tells earthly time,
Her glistening bell, hanging beneath a roof of unambiguous gold,
Tells of the impending Other Time that will never end
In this city of artsome churches,
The Apostolic stands so tall
It overlooks the city with its thousand eyes
You need to get to Gbagada to see the Deeper Life’s iconic pose
Magnificent in its impossible breadth,
It beckons our Lagos for the Noah’s Ark
.
With the Synagogue, there is a classical Rome in Ikotun
House on the Rock sprawls, spoils Lekki with glow
All hail Rhema’s Disney chapel
For in this city of holy mansions
Beyond mentoring faith
The church is a genre in visual arts.
