Day Eleven- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To the Suicidal And the Suicided Who endured till the last minute Till the cup of hope tipped over Pouring through the sandy floor Never to be picked up again “Kaka ke ku maje sese” kind of a thing I’ve been wondering What could have caused it? Who could have caused it? How terrible it […]
Day Ten- #40DaysAppreciation Challenge
To those who have lost loved ones Who have experienced the pain of goodbyes Who can’t imagine how to live with this absence Whose mind are running wild with memories Memories of words, touch, looks, and moments “I remember the first time I met her” “Oh, I wish dad was around to witness this day” […]
A Couple of Things
A myriad of things while there is time To be done while the minutes chime beat the sands of time in the hour-glass Make memorial prints on the lewd grass A couple of phrases to calm the crowd Sweet words to cheer the woman who weeps loud Patient communion to soothe the angry Sweet Elixir […]
Please, Tell The Devil
Please tell the devil he didn’t win Tell him sternly, tell him clearly Tell it on the mountains, tell it in the streets If he didn’t in BC, then he didn’t in AD For forty two generations of life He was given a fair chance to try But he did only what he knew best […]
On the Road to Ibadan
On the road to Ibadan There it first happened Two hearts side by side En route from ‘Liverpool’ Not that of Gerrad’s son But one that housed a ‘Cool Spot’ Little wonder they missed the road Said the one on Heaven’s throne Twice, they say things happen The invisible and then the visible A man […]
