I would not call it a secret,
Everybody knows
But still, I'll try to be discreet
Where you reap, you shall sow
So they said,
And if you were the only one
I would still be left undone
In an open street
Where your lies meet,
And Insecurity, an unworthy freight.

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My dreams are valid
Like seeds left on rocky ground
But like Jesus in the midst of the waging storm
I shall be calm.
My dreams are valid
Like seeds left on rocky ground,
Or, like the best of voices, make a band
They would never crash.
To dream wouldn't cost a dime,
But of course, it shall take time.
Time they say waits for no man
But still, every man shall wait for his time.
And if we do let go of our dreams,
What stories shall we tell when our eyes go dim.

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The days go by like a cacophony of flowers
Left to wither, just as you did my words.
If seeing they say is believing,
Then why did my words become the Author of deceiving?
With you...
A double-minded man would receive nothing,
Then why do the lies sound so soothing?
The ones I seem to believe
Even as I try to leave,
My mouth says something
My lips easily swayed,
In a different world, I'm tamed
Like a Kiwi, I do not fit in this flock
But I do not care
I like the darkness here
Devoid of peace,
I yell to the abyss
With you, I belong.

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When sorrow comes like a flood
And scatters your thoughts abroad
When the night becomes too dark
And the future appears too stark
There is an elixir to cure the pain
A drug that makes you smile again
It's not a pill that's sold in stores
But it's effective against all sores
It lifts up your spirit like a buoy
And the name of this pill is JOY

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Remember you said friendship,
Behind the scenery at the Daron De Lontesque
His favourite line whenever things went stew.
From those Aguero moments to Lionel's genii
You ruptured my heart with your words and doings,
Odogwu, you gave my life meaning
Till you showed me, Messi
You could no longer see me
What a fool I was!
You loved me, so tenderly, I agree
But you were a fool, too
As Elvis said, only fools rush in
But was that a sin?
Loving a girl that oozed perfection
The real definition of all that glittered was never gold
She was me, me was her.
Flaws, too many unseen
Perhaps they sent you away
Or was I just too slow to see you?
Just as you saw me, effortlessly
Now you're gone,
And I remain here, stagnant but drunk in love.

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Abeke mi ti fariga
Ko fe rimi mi laatan
Oni kawamapade mo o
Abofe ki nya were ni

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Omo! How did you find me?
Not the right question,
My mind and heart constantly at war,
Seeking for a part to devour
Who shall my lips betray?
Light and darkness or hatred and love
A puzzle no one seems able to solve.
Until he came.
The one whom we waited for,
In him, the Father was well pleased,
At least until John thought otherwise,
But still, he was him
As he went about doing good
Till he was betrayed
A lamb led to the slaughter,
For 30 pieces, a disciple found him worthy
Was this the end?
A waste of time? Following the one who was promised?
Fishing shouldn't have been dissed.
And so we all thought,
Till he rose again.

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Deja vu, of all the things I dreamt of, you came out just right,
Or is this real life?
Perharps, another daydream of mine,
Carved, especially from those cravings, made at dawn,
Is this really you?
A fragment of my imaginations
Seems to have found something
Looking so perfect, just like you.
Give me something true, stronger than Emilokan, more real than Musa's Primary Six Certificate,
Made in Aba..
Purer than the billion butterflies that hail from your tongue.
Like a song, I've danced to your tune.
Look what you've made me do
A slave to my decisions
Left and right, feels so hard
Where to go, I do not know
Like a stranger in my fatherland
I'm lost.

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Jé'n bá o relé
You'll often say that at the dead of night,
Even with our bones scared to the marrow,
How could one not be scared of tomorrow?
You loved me first, I realized.
What's destiny? Teniola,
A world mirrored by achievements?
Or wishes made to Aladdin, without you, could make no difference.
Destiny is me following you to hell and beyond,
Or you keeping my feet above the ocean for fear of cold.
Maybe it's you seeing my hate, but for a moment,
As you played Aang on me,
Let me follow you home,
I said on that chilly night,
What about Ajoke?
My past smiled at me,
Or is that jealousy I see?
Teni, how do I tell you that you were mine from the beginning?
Our love prototyped by Eledua
Perfectly made, no scratch.
You were mine.

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Where have you been all my life?
With promises of holding hands through life's strife,
We were set for the journey of Life
Even before her first cry,
You were mine, Abeke.
Only for a moment.
Hold my beer
Life's torment said to me.
Kokoro ife mi, where are you?
These questions ponder in my heart,
They remain unanswered, my sweet Valentine,
Would you ever love me again?
Like you used to...
Under the Iroko tree,
Where no man's eye could see.
Or you have left me standing here
Void of words to say,
Full of debts to pay
As a mumu for love.

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