What’s in a name?
The modus letters are enumerated
The way it’s voiced
Or to whom it belongs
Then, what’s to a name?
To the history it belongs
Or how larynx fickle with it
Is it the way it looks?
Appears lazy … fast before the eye?
Or is it the way it sounds?
handsome, antiquated, oddity or strange?
Can it sound positive?
Can it sound melodious?
Can it sound timid?
What’s in a name?
… pronouncing or spelling ?
Or unbearable attention it summons
What’s it connotes
Good or bad, beautiful or ugly
What’s in a name?
… the name or the person ?
What is a name ?
Yes… it’s the language
No . . . it’s the yesteryears
History?
Do tongue know . . . anymore
– By Emeka Chiakwelu
Emeka Chiakwelu, Principal Policy Strategist at AFRIPOL. His works have appeared in Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Forbes and many other important journals around the world. His writings have also been cited in many economic books, publications and many institutions of higher learning including tagteam Harvard Education. Africa Political & Economic Strategic Center (AFRIPOL) is foremost a public policy center whose fundamental objective is to broaden the parameters of public policy debates in Africa. To advocate, promote and encourage free enterprise, democracy, sustainable green environment, human rights, conflict resolutions, transparency and probity in Africa. info@afripol.org, www.afripol.org,