1,000 poems from 1,000 poets. Poetry is...

Poetry is music,

Words dancing to the rhythm of the ball point

doing the moon walk across the white paper

courting the sheets unabashed like the finger that grips the pen.

Poetry is a defibrillator

Jolts the uncaring heart back to awareness

giving life to the voice that’s gone dead

to the travails of the innocents.

Poetry is a matchmaker

Binds reality to the imagination in nuptial bliss

exchanging vows with rings of similes and metaphors

making a blushing bride of the poet as the ovation sing loud.

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Rumour has it

Rumour has it

That I’m afraid to love

That I’m scared, that why I act tough

Hence I exude a hard core, and play rough

Scorning scrutiny and shoving attention off

Rumour has it

That I stand on the losing end

Not conscious of the glee, having one more than a friend

Acting like a cornered cat

Unsheathing my claws and cutting any who dares flat

Rumour has it

That If I open just a crack

There be a meeting and a spark

Of two hearts fusing as one

With no intended pun

Rumour has it

If I don’t tow the path

Laid by ideals, I’ll incur nature’s wrath

Becoming the source of many-a-laugh

Whilst bemoaning my fate…Oh what a life

Rumour has it

I’d be a lonely old, gray maiden

Triggered by being so brazen

Surrounding myself with tarot cards

Forseeing a future, too late and in shards

Ode to three wonderful people

Three of the most wonderful people( Dolamu,Joseph and Ethelbert) to walk planet earth were born this month. they have each come at different times into my life and "stay" they have.
As you know, I love writing and I had to do a special for each of them

Ode to Dolamu/Sept 13th

I forgot her birthday by a day and I had to apologize crawling on my kneels and pleading never to do so again.

Roses are red

Violet is blue

A true friend is you

Even though I am late

Cos I forgot the date

My heartfelt wishes are evergreen

You are the next best thing human eyes has ever seen..after me(lol)

You are the best friend I ever wished for

Words to describe you are innumerable

If I could paint, you will be a mahogany

Deeply rooted and strong..that you are

If I could sing...my voice will be clear and sweet

Cos that how you lovely you are

Since all I can do is write, well that is pretty much what I have done.

Witty and fun that's what you are.

Get ready cos tonight, I'd be getting you drunk on vodka..

In a far away land, in an obscure village, the cries of two babies was heard, the sound was loud to send the snoring man crashing unto the floor in a bid to escape what he thought was the enemy coming for him..okay, I made all that up..here's the real deal below

Ode to Joseph/ Sept 17th

To a brother

To a trusted friend

In many ways than one..An anchor

As you celebrate this new beginning

Your joy(s) shall be unending

The paths you will thread

You shall not dread

For He is ahead

So cheers my bestie

Enjoy your twenties..

Cos your memories are the only sureties.

Ode to Ethelbert/Sept 17th

People come into our lives

Some rush in and out like a whirlwind

Leaving us confused as to why they bothered

Some tumble in and crash like a strong wave

Taking with then something precious when they leave

o

You are amongst the select few

That we happen to meet per chance

Like a treasure stumbled upon on a shore

Ordinary but priceless to those that can spot value

And that chance of meeting you 

Is one i will treasure for the rest of my days 

Cheers to a good life filled with happy days

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)

The Other Woman

I fell head long at first sighting
Now I'm asking
Weren't there warning signs?
Or I just turned blind to it
As many would the blinking yellow on a traffic light
Slow down or crash it bellows
Well..crash I did
Into this abysmal state
Sitting and waiting besides my telephone
Would you call?
Would you call me baby like you always do when I answer?
Stolen kisses plague my memories
Your scent now turning musty on the sheet invade my dreams
Though you were never mine
I waited, it's just a matter of time
Your parting words when you leave
Yes, unto these words I cleave
Now, you tell me it is over
That you never meant to hurt me
I love you, you say
But try to move on..you deserve better
All I deserve, a letter?
Sent by you,
How do I tell your son that his father never knew
That I waited to share the news but you never came
That all I was to you was...the other woman.

Pig Circus

Being escorted into a room
Should make anyone feel important            
           Not this time.
Being the only one dressed in bright colors
Should make heads turn
And cause tongues to wag           
           This I got right.
Adorned with metal bracelet around my wrist
Basking in the unwanted attention
Hold On!
There is something I failed to mention.
This is my trial
To be convicted for something trivial
Now, I await the verdict
My plea of NOT GUILTY!
None would credit
So though I wait
I know which way it will go
Spectators...watching
Shouldn't I put on a good show on the outside
Whilst  my heart race for what is coming on the inside

Under the Mango tree

Under the mango tree

Here the kids are wild and free

Without care or worry

Aiming at the fruits with intensity, never weary


 Under the Mango tree

The adults gather the children

Ready to share stories that were passed on

Some scary, some cheery


In the cover of dark

The sound of  a dog’s bark

Is lost in the embrace of lovers

Cocooned and sheltered under the mango tree

Vanity

Oh look, I'm the most beautiful
Not a spot or a mole
Perfect shape, figure and face
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who Is the fairest of them all
Wait..I see a pimple
Oh no, a wrinkle
My hair is gray
My body looks frail
Oh yes, that what you are going to look like
Maybe if you live till you are old
I'm only telling what I was told
And this you should know
Vanity upon vanity
All is vanity.

Hey there..I'm the richest
Every body knows my name
Donald Trump has no game
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the richest of them all
Wait...can see my stock crumbling
The recession is hitting
Oh no...The flood..my buildings
Oh yes, that's how you would feel
When the chips are down
Helpless like the king who lost his crown
I'm only telling what I was told
And this you should know
Vanity upon vanity
All is vanity

Please don't cry

Baby steps..he learns to walk again 

Slurred speech...he learns to talk again 

Hands immobile...he learns to move this fingers again

 I see you when you think I ain't looking

 Un shed tears cloud your eyes 

Angry at what you are now 

I wish I were a clown 

Laughter once forgotten will be found 

But I would be the daughter instead

 And tell you what I see ahead 

I see you as you were...nothing can replace that 

Even the stroke you suffer won't erase that 

 I cry for the pains you feel 

But I  know that with love, you will heal

So wipe your weeping eyes dad

Cos I see through your facade

Just trust and know we will triumph

Over this horrible uninvited guest. 

Questions

Little Red Riding Hood
Didn't your mama warn you about the wolf
I ain't the man for a girl like you
Run little girl run...lest my horrid nature shines true

Your eyes like rays of light to my dead soul
One touch from you and I'll lose control
If I had a heart, at your feet I'd gladly surrender
Can I hold out? Will I make you my supper?

 Questions...and I have no answers

Her home is a prison

The break of dawn brings renewed hope

Oh !this day will be the last… today the die will be cast

What will be the reward…? The hand of God or the devil’s fork

For her home is a prison

No more she reasons

Many-a-night praying the children wouldn’t listen

But a locked door is a wall to those who have no key

Many-a-night her voice sweet and clear as a banshee's

Shattering the illusion of the perfect picture on the night stand

Gorged and gagged as the prisoner she so claims

Now she hopes to do more harm than maim

For death is a wife to a man whose heart is in chains

A Second....is all I need

Days...
          Too far to tell you how much I yearn

Hours...

           Too late for feelings that would show how my heart flutter

Minutes...

           Too long for thoughts that I cannot wait to utter

                                 All I need is....
  A Second

Time....

Watching the waves gather momentum 

Whilst the sun runs for cover

I sit in a corner

Taking stock of my life

Reeling under the stench of rot I see inside

I wanna puke

This whole time....this was all it took.

Time.

This was what I never had yet all I need

Friends I never saw, I was an outlaw

Rode high and stood tall.... now I feel small

Chalked everything up to success

Just so I could impress....yes, impress

Time

Tick-Tock...It mocks

Yes it does..only now, I know it's a foe

As I lay my  head on the rock

Surrendering myself to its claws

The waves trash in unison

Washing unto the shore all its treasures

Whilst I purge myself of all earthly pleasures

Given equal measures

Tick- Tock-Tick-Tock

Time was all I never had yet all I need
Too late....yes, too late I agree

stylishly trickish

There was a time I was a genius with a pen
now all seem like a mockery... screaming that was then
looking at my paper
wishing this will be the winner
I take the plunge
Beginning with a phrase.

Voyage

I'm off to take a voyage
leaving behind every baggage
off to see the universe
you see, this poem is meant to be free verse
However, I couldn't care less
I will cast my net into river Thames
bask in the warmth of the sun on Waikiki beach
relish the specialty of the Nordic cuisine
take a breather around Hyde  Park
paint the sunset on the street of Via dolorosa
kiss like the French
gamble like I have nothing to lose in Las vegas
and sleep like royalty in Burj al Arab
guess it is only right you wish me bon voyage!

The world is a mirror

The world is a mirror
Irrespective of colour
The actions of men transcend in their act of terror
Time and continent seem minor.

The world is a mirror
Look and pray tell what you see
Bloodshed, mayhem and assault
Time and continent seem minor.

The world is a mirror
Man's act of kindness gives me hope
That the world can be redeemed
Time and continent really does seem minor.

All We Have is Now

Every good thing springs from a thought

      Never try too hard to connect the dot....

         As life is but a breath

              Given out of love not regret...

Don't Let Me Go

I'm walking on cloud nine
Basking in your warm embrace
If I ever hit the ground
I will hit it running
As my eyes will be set solely on this one thing
To run back  into your arms

Else.......

I will be left alone to pine

You Answer

You call, we whisper

We call, You answer

Never letting go

Your love is unshaken even if we think No

Some have searched yonder

Others serve the one called thunder

Even though we haven’t seen

Even when most never seem keen

Lusting instead..the things of the flesh

They become entangled…as in a mesh

For those who know

You make us whole

You never let our foot hit against a stone

You knew us before we came

You know our needs before we say hey

Your promises endureth

Of this we are sureth

When we call, You answer.

Loose

No sooner had he left
The ache and desperation my heart felt
Never thought I could feel vulnerable
Always thought the fortress I built was impenetrable 

Always holding back
Just so it wouldn't hurt when you decide to pack
Before my "naked" eyes
The love you showed melted the ice

I was headstrong,just couldn't give in yet
Hence treated you like dirt
Patiently you waited
Like you knew I wouldn't get enough once sated

Finally I decided to give you something I always do to insufferable people
Gave you a chance to prove me wrong
Out of my misery, the truth was wrung

Oh! I could sing a song
Of the times we had
On autopilot,our love blossom
Oh! How awesome

Thanks for being the irritable person you were
Never giving up on us
I would be eternally grateful
Because with you I'm hopeful

You taught me a valuable lesson
Always fight for what you want
Never give up on love
Can't wait to make an honorable out of you!