Up in the air

You are up there somewhere
Looking down at me
Sometimes i wonder
through those celestial thoughts of yours
I wonder
What do you see?
Are you proud of me?
Thoughts like this make it hard for me to breathe

You know what i feel
So you also know
How ashamed i am when i sin
How horrible it is sometimes to be me
You know all this so why am i tripping?
I am aware of what you expect of me
This singular knowledge
Makes it even more difficult for me
To bear this delay
The cruel hands of fate have chosen
To hoist upon me
You are up there somewhere
Privy to all that lies before me
You promised that any burden you allow
To come upon me will not be one
That will be greater than what i am able to bear
You are up there
I know you care
That is why i am here
Asking for your help
Because this fight is one i cannot fight for myself

Up in the air

Paradox

You are the only one...
She told me
I will never leave you
Were the words
You made me believe
Like the fool I was
I grinned
Believing in a dream
Till the rain came down
And washed away those dreams
Like water flushed down a latrine
Now another is before me
Telling me
I am the next best thing
Herein lies another paradox
A miasmic dream if you will
Showing me pictures of what seems so real
I touch it with my fingertips
Her eyes gleam at me
Her lips...
Hell! I cannot think
Even when I sleep
She visits me in dreams
My heart swells with each beat
And I want to tell her everything
Describe the essence of what defines me
Then the fears I thought were buried...Rise
Out of the stillness around me
I am here for you
She screams at me...Then I reach over and touch her lips
Before I kissed them
and then I am free

WAR

You said things, did things
I said things, I did things
We made mountains out of mole hills
Fought, screamed, yelled ...
Spewing our venom to the four winds
then you told me
you regret the day you met me
And in my angriest moments,
I have to admit, it did sting
Then I begged you to leave me
And for the first time in my life
I felt peace
because it meant I could start from the beginning
I hated
and i loved those dreams
Even if some turned to nightmares around me
You are gone now
And freedom is kin to me
Now I move to the next best thing

How will they remember u?

They are chattering like magpies all around me

Saying things of no consequence

I am consumed by my thirst for better things

The fulfilment of my dreams

My hunger to be fulfilled

And they stand there

Saying things..

Doing things...

That make little sense to me

No one really sees right through me

If they did

They would know

I am bored by their entire existence



Beauties surround us

Surround me

Emptier vessels i am yet to see

Blissfully ignorant

Thinking their supple bodies

Is all they need to interest me

The place of the mind

Is of no consequence

Depth, value and tenacity

are gone with the wind



Friendship...

What a novelty

A thought for the naive

And the simpletons

How many even know what it really means?

I dare not speak of other words

Like trust, love, loyalty

All these are now lodged in the vaults

Of long forgotten memories

No one is who they claim to be anymore

All that surrounds us is mere folklore

Tales that no one really knows

What is true

And what is false

This decay has even encrouched into the four walls of the church



Love is not just

Between two people

Altar bound

Atempting to live a life of happily ever after

Which in most cases ends in absymal failure

It is for us all

To show the person standing next to you

That i understand what you are going through

Not everything is use, use or what can i get from you

Or what are you bringing to the table?

How do you want the world to remember you?

A man or woman of insight and impact?

Giving others hope that a tomorrow better than all others ia available

Or do you want to be seen as a taker?

Consumed by your gluttonous greed

Who passed through life and died an already forgotten memory?

Seek for how to add and you will see

How beautiful life can be

Selah this is how i see it

Now you can sue me....

Bug eyez

Bug eyes
I see your bug eyes
I see your enchanting smile
Twin ingredients that might just be worth my while
With you there is no time
Distance is an illusion
That turns into something sweet and so sublime
If I was a girl I would cry
When I bask in the beauty of
The fathomless depths of your eyes

I remember your bug eyes
Your warm palm so sweet and so right
Sweet perfection so satisfying that I sigh
In heaven I can hear the angels cry
As we said goodbye
Even as haunting memories of your palm on my chest
Made my heart race through the shadowy corridors of time

I remember your eyes
Feel the warmth of your smile
Adding color to my life
With you there is no time
Eternity is but a second in the beauty of your bug eyes
No more tears, no more cries
Life has just become worthwhile.

My Country Nigeria

My Country Nigeria
The quintessential Canaan
A land filled with milk and honey
Rich in resources
Overflowing with excess and plenty
Instead of joy
All I see are the cries of many
Sickness and disease
Strife and suffering
Are just a few of the many ills my people are suffering
I could go on and on
But the question I ask myself is this
What is the point?
I need not tell you
What we are all suffering……
You know it all….you live in my world
This patch of earth we are privileged to call home
Where is the pride of our nation?
Is it in the throng of youths milling through the busy city streets with naught to do or eat?
Is it watching our leaders feed fat on our income?
While the masses struggle underneath the heavy burden
Of hunger and degradation
Admitting defeat
When did this shinning star sink as low as this?
We are a nation filled with hardworking and creative people
Able to excel and do great feats if given the opportunity
It saddens me when I turn on my tv
And the horrors of what I see drives a deep ache inside my spirit
You can rightly believe these are the end times
Spoken about in the books of prophesy
A book every living being should read
Alas few bother to read
And the result is the evil that encompasses us
Robbing many of their livelihood and their peace
Their lives torn from the home of the living
To the miasmic void of the hereafter
How sad is this?
The news speak of acts of terror and bombblasts
And our nation reigns supreme
They speak of drugs and doping
The spirit of sportsmanship
And when disgrace comes who will they call
The naija boys
Shameless toys
Dragging our already tarnished image in the mud
While some naïve simpletons
Dare I say humorous ones
Speak of rebranding this mess of a nation
But I have hope that tomorrow
Could be a glorious sight to behold
If we stand strong
Fellowship with love
And look unto God
Whose love pours from above
To place our feet where they belong
He alone can undo the damage that has been done
He alone can make Nigerians good people great nation
Who will reign on this earth
Selah