Jide the 6ft 6pacs boy
Always topping the class
Living with no stress
partying hard as he scores high
He simply walks by and his crushes swoons
Jide the good smelling nice guy
Our school's trophy
The pride of the community
Smart by looks and books
yesterday I saw him bawling his eyes out
Today he stares into space lost
Finally decoding the writing his smart mind missed
The words brightly written on the wall in Red
You see Bisi his lover was found in bed with his friend
They've been at it for awhile
sighs
Boys are not very smart

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Tade, oh Tade

Let's hold hands as we sway under this moonlight
Come let's dance as we forget our sorrows
Tonight we scream and live as never before
We tell the tales we dare not say with our legs in the sand
Sway to the beat with me my friend

Wrap your hands around my waist
Look into my eyes and tell me sweet nothings
Tonight we feast on the lyrics of the songs with abandon

Let our smiles speak the words unspoken
Our eyes duel the battle of love
Let this reggae forever be our blues

Today dearest is Friday
So my dear Tade
Come let's make this melody an everlasting one
Before the world comes calling tomorrow

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Okomi Adamu,
The to-be owner of my head
If for once you would listen
to the rhythm Of your heart
For I fear you lie
You lie to yourself even
If only you would see the giant starring back at you in the mirror
If for a sec you would calmly stare back at your gaze
But you won't!
You will never!
The blame game is what you are interested in
I know you my to-be olowo ori
your heart is filled with greed and lust!
Don't you see what she is doing to you?
Don't you see?
Can't you let her go this once and pursue your future instead?
For the world is unkind to men who let go of their vision

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Oh Adamu,
If only you know that your pocket had
nothing to do with our love
It was everything about how you
looked at her
The other woman
Your lazy gaze undressing her, as she,
same with you in her smile
The glitter I see in your eyes when you
sight her
The thought of forever with her as you
struggle to explain yourself
You can never lie to a woman
The deadliest of all
You did
By lying to your woman
Don't you dare play the victim of brokenness
For you are indeed broken not just by your pocket

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Oh Adamu,
If only you know that your pocket had nothing to do with our love
It was everything about how you looked at her
The other woman
Your lazy gaze undressing her, as she, same with you in her smile
The glitter I see in your eyes when you sight her
The thought of forever with her as you struggle to explain yourself
You can never lie to a woman
The deadliest of all
You did
By lying to your woman
Don't you dare play the victim of brokenness
For you are indeed broken not just by your pocket

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This laughter
The sparkles it brings
Brightens my world
For in your eyes I see the stars
The curve of your lips promises the moon
With your smile
I know I can conquer all
Your joy giving a glow that lightens my dark tunnel
This laughter reminds me of the promises
And an assurance of a beautiful ending

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That guy that makes my butterflies come alive
We are finally sealing the deal
I can feel it in my bones, we are
I can't wait to throw myself in his arms after collecting his ring
Turning for the 5th time in front of my mirror to admire my dress
This will do
A red lovely dress
Exactly how he likes them
A little rip at the hip but it's manageable
I'm super late
I can't keep him waiting again
This will just have to do
I mutter as I admire my beauty and dress again
checking the little rip to be sure it's safe one last time
On getting there I see the man of my dreams
On his kneel
Just as I had imagined
Laughing and running towards him as I had rehearsed countless time in my mind
Then I hear a rip
I freeze with a panic on my face
My man few feet away
My wardrobe malfunction rendering me immobile
A stitch just in time
Would have prevented this horrifying moment

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I see peace
A place most finally decide to move for what is right
I see fellow comrades carrying each other to freedom irrespective of religion

I see a place where humanity is the core
Selflessness and love at the centre
Somewhere called blessed
Where babes and suckling aren't scared to roam the streets at night

I see a place where people
finally move together as one
Masses moving towards the right path
and creating miracles rather than magic

Don't blame me for my dreams
Blame yourself for not getting your PVC yet
And chosing to take the coward way out by not doing your bit

In this my new world I dream of
No one is expected to be left behind or in the dark
But you will if you aren't making the right decision now

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Sound the bass
Loud the alarm
Make it loud and clear
We stand to fight
We fight!
We face it!
We declare!
It's time for that change
We won't just clamour
We will change it!
It's our right
So...
Let all the people
Arise!!!!!

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Not that I am not well informed
Maybe I'm not
These days I can scarcely deduce which is which
Torn between prayers and action
Because when faced with decisions of yester years it forces me back to my hole
Making me recoil as if stung
Folding of the hands and acting undisturbed tags me a traitor
But is this action really the way forward?
Sitting on the fence changes my name to Judas
In this fight I must clearly choose a side and stand by it
Will this single act of reaching for a messiah be it?
The clock ticks the decision must be made
But which way?
Which side?
Soro soke to what?
Soro soke to where?
Which way?

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