Saturday, 28 June 2014

I can't eat cake and have pancakes

I wished that all was as I'd loved it to be
life is not fair, so why should it care
I can't eat cake and also have pancake
They are both made from flour and sweet too



Thursday, 19 June 2014

WORDS UNTOLD..My entry for poet of G+

I just joined a community on google+ called the poets of G+ and I must say that there are fantastic cool poets there. if you are a poet, I think you should join a community. There are many friends to meet. Imagine if I had friends in every part /city in the world, that way I'd never have to pay for accommodation, meaning more more to shop.( its the Nigerian in me that loves Oshofree)

We were given a picture and asked to write a piece. what you shall read below is my entry.
P.s I made a friend already.
P.P.S; don't be like me and join for selfish reasons

Circles, round in circles it flows
Deeper and deeper I go
Sucked in and tossed where ever the wind blows
I have no say, this isn’t my day
I’m just a piece in the mosaic of separate entity
bonded by this tornado sweeping fleetingly
as my life swirls in company with it,
images of lost ones championing the cause
making me wish I could rewind or pause
then take back my words, setting the record straight
that I would be a better creature and embrace change
but if I pass away to the land of no return
know that I wish and yearn
to get back those lost times I never said “I love you”.

Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Lights, Camera..This @$#& must go Viral

Am I be allowed to use the S word? Cos I’ve searched through many plethora of vocab and nothing fits. so my excuse is " I’m allowed one cuss word a day" (doctor’s order).

People, what is wrong with us. This viral disease is eating through our membrane and we seem to have lost our senses alongside. People with 3310 wouldn’t want to feel left out, trust them to whip their phones out like… tananantana

Okay, I remember when we were young, we had Ten-Ten, Suwe and we were more than happy. To say we were sated will be to paint a picture of a child licking lollipop in contentment. One could bag the Ten-Ten champion. If it was possible, your feet would be insured and you are sure to be amongst the cool crowd, just cos you could play ten-ten like a pro. I wished we could have a tournament for these games. (Now, I’m getting ahead of myself).

Now it seems like we have lost our youth, fostering lingering friendship has been lost and I know that this topic has been over flogged and it pleads for mercy. ejo efimile ahn (leave me alone na)
The reign of smartphones is supreme and nothing can take its place. (Or so it seems). We have all become citizen journalist. When we take picture we only think...” This shit must go viral”. The Ellen selfie spoilt it all and trust naija and copycopy.” How can this gay woman get all the attention while we straight people sulk and scream at the number of retweets”.

well..if this shit doesn't go viral, what else will? by fire by force!!!

Friday, 13 June 2014

D.O

There will come a time when you just want to give in
and no, I don’t mean close shop
cos pepper nor dey shade and garri nor dey to chop
not about you eyeing the rat poison “made in Korea”
like it was the next best thing after… otapiapia.
Don’t even go thinking I mean the rope dangling
from the fan waiting to be put to good use
like the thang between the man's leg about to abuse.
Giving in, isn’t always about giving up one’s life....Literally
nor is it about wanting badly to die...metaphorically
or putting your hands on your head and screaming "Chai!!
"I wan Kpia, I nor do again, no be by force"
Well...I’m gonna say it again and again till my voice sound hoarse…ky
It’s a reaction and if not careful, spreads like a virus
Shutting off your immunity, that you may never be seen as desirous
Your white blood cells can’t heal the injuries and bruises
Your lungs have been clogged by the smoke of other’s
telling you what to do and how to do what to do like they know
how to do what to do when to do…Did y’all get that?
cos I sure don’t know why you’d want to listen to them
that don’t even know when to do the do they tell others to do
even if the do slaps them in the face.
And so you give up your very essence and give in to their pretence.
Like a controlled puppet, lemme leave you with this nugget
Do the do how and when you feel like the do should be do..ne
Cos you are the DO….the director of operations of your life
So take control and be the DO.

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

what did I just Do?



Lately, I have been doing things spontaneously, not giving my cerebrum the chance; not even a window to process anything. I just act and maybe think later, this has gotten me into some pretty tight spot with no room to wriggle out. The other day, I sent a mail to a prospective employer with so much gusto that the reply really irked me and just like that, I sent a reply and hit the send button without proofreading. I knew that if I did that, I would lose my liver and trash the mail. yea..I just apologised to him, well safe to say that I did beg to be forgiven.

Lessons learnt?

 It's okay to dive in or better yet plunge head first but sometimes it would be wise to put a toe in to test the temperature. This way, you don't drown in an ocean of trouble.

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Jolly Ride

Strong arms grip her against her will
Roving fingers strip her clothes off against her wish
Randy hands molest her without consent
Whilst she craves the embrace of the night to shield her dignity
But guess this isn’t her night.
Sprawled and gagged she lay defeated as men without faces
suck the life from her body,
filthy words assault her ears
mocking the body that now seem alien to her
but each has his style, so what’s the hurry
after all, it’s a popular saying, the more the merry
and so on this merry go round she goes…some ride too slow, some much too fast
leaving her winded, she's lost count of how many round she’s gone
Now if only retribution was something she could cash out
rather closing her eyes, praying she could tap out
and bring an end to the rehearsal so she’d wash the stench that clung off.
Oh! She washed it off al-right…the stench I mean
if you count the petrol being poured on her as water and
the match as soap to scrub the marks left off
like wood for a bon fire, she is set ablaze and her captors dance round in glee
knowing they will walk away free
with none the wiser.
Silently contemplating the insurgency of their act
and conferring on themselves the title of zoro
placed to rid the earth of the girl that now looks sculpted from ash
dressed to torment their eyes...with certainty! She was an ashi
well… that’s the line they will stick to till hell freezes over
at least for now, everything looks kosher
their deed hidden but soon the chicken will come home to roost
or maybe …I just have too much faith in fate?

Monday, 26 May 2014

The occultic world of creatives

The creative world is a hub, some might refer to it as a cult; though I had no initiation when I got in. you’d have to drink from the cup of the elders or pray fervently to the gods to look your way and bless you with the Midas brain. Or better yet, you’d lock yourself in a dark lit room, drink stale coffee while reading quotes from Ogilvy/ Bernbach and wonder how you can unearth their bodies and mix a concoctions from their remains so you can get the looks of one and the brains of the other. Turning pages of thick set books and memorizing best practices used then to sell "vacuum cleaner" (which we don’t have here in this part of the world or use). You come out from your sabbatical and proclaim you are the messiah of advertising. You have been given the scroll on the mountain of creativity and you are voltron that is ready to unleash the commandments to the world…Go and flourish; a command whispered in that dark hour by the wise crack that you alone saw and spoke to (probably your evil self).

Saturday, 24 May 2014

My First Date

12a.m, Jan 1st 2013
I’ll remember this date always,
Cos it was the day I had my first date with Him
The date of the crossover to my Passover.
When all was silent, His voice was resplendent
“Be still, and know I’m God’
And so I heeded to the one, my heart I'd seeded
into his care, casting my worries in his lair.
Click…click
9-12-15-22-5-25-15-21
The combination which unlock access into his safe…ty
“I love you” it translates in words
I’m with you, though you will doubt
and you’ll be tempted to go another route
Just stay strong, the world will tell you wrong
“Curse him” he has abandoned you

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Words like music. Music like words





Words like music make memories. It has the power to bring tears to the eyes, raise the hair on the arms and incite laughter. Like music, words have composition; its beauty is in the arrangement. It has genre and diversity. Yes! like music, the mastery of all, is the mastery of communication

Music like words invades the mind, plants a seed( good or bad). Music like words becomes a culture, It begins with an idea, a thought; ready to break silence.  It addresses issues with each string and chords. Yes! like words the mastery of all is the mastery of artistry