Outcry of a Black African

Where lies the paved road of yester year
Where goes the beaten path of hero's footsteps
Accompanied by the cry of warfare
"Woe to them who denied us our fair share"

Tin, groundnut, palm oil, they looted
Not satisfied, our men they forcibly recruited
Leaving our land, empty and cheap
While the price for humanity is unduly steep

Herein lies the frail trail of hope
Crushed and wounded by the unrepentant yoke
We wear as garbs, poking till we choke
For we fail to toil for the dreams of here after

The Girl With the African Tattoo

She ain't afraid to show it
She won't be cowed to denying her roots
On beauty products 
She wouldn't be relying on for her looks

Proud...she is of her culture
To others, it is a mark of torture
To some, it is a taboo
For any to have this facial tattoo

Pitiful  glances became her lot
To them that cared, her culture she taught
The meaning behind the act
This she did with tact

It represents beauty she sings
Eni sa keke ogun, aajo ewa ni 
Eni babaja ogbon, aajo ewa ni 
(The one that bears twenty keke marks, makes effort to beautify

The one that bears thirty abaja marks, makes effort to beautify)

It serves as a protection against death she chants

Onikeke logun

Alabaja logbonOnikoko kaadota
A dia fin Odunmbaku…
Won ni o rubo nitori iku
Won ni o fadiye irana kan rubo
O se e iku ko pa aIjo ni o njoAyo ni o n yo
(The one that bears keke live above twenty
The one that bears abaja live above thirty
The one that bears koko live above fifty
This divines for Odunmbaku
Who was asked to offer propitiation against death
With a sacrificial fowl
He did and never struck by death
He was dancing
He was rejoicing)