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Dec 2017 · 213
The Rope That Connects Us
Athan Oparaji Dec 2017
The rope that defines all of us

A line of rope defines all of us
The equation of success
Like dotted spots we march on the ladder to the echelon
Here,
Some variables will **** down your back
and say it's raining up there
They will say it's lonely at the top
They want u to drink from the fire hose and get fired
They tend to cut the cord that connects us
They segregate and say some numbers are odd while others are even
They forget that the shade the sit in, someone planted the tree years ago
They forget we all are defined by the same equation

Never you allow them

Instead

Align with those variables who will give you a hand when you need them
Inspiration,motivational poem
Dec 2017 · 203
Ultimate Freedom
Athan Oparaji Dec 2017
Show me the man who jails his fellow being
Yes affluence defines him
He is free but can he see his prisoner in dark clouds?
Is he actually free?
He is afraid because he knows not the mind of the prisoner
The true freedom comes
When he sets his prisoner free
When we are free from the shackles on our mind
When the storm is over
When our sweat evaporates, entropy zeroes and we feel the cooling effect of the wind speed
We find the ultimate freedom
We can only be free when we set others free
Dec 2017 · 144
Freedom In Boxes
Athan Oparaji Dec 2017
I am free
I am the eagle
My wings are so great
I can fly so high
But I'm the sizzling bird
In a golden cage
Freedom In Boxes
I am free
I can create with the innate ability
I think of a box
But don't know its position
So I can walk in and out of it freely
I am only free in boxes
I am hurt
They apologize
I can't forgive and forget
I cross the rubicon and chills
Of hatred fill the spine of my life
I see freedom in boxes
Sometimes we may think we are free but we   are actually free in a cage.
Nov 2017 · 172
Sympathy vs Compassion
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
One sees and says I'm sorry while
The other sees and says I'll help
One sees a man on barefoot, the other tries to wear him one
One only sees an old fogey and say oh......poor man of old trend and the other removes the fog so he could see with the eyes and move with time
One sees the worth in something worthless and show pity while
The other goes to make it worthwhile
Both have the same destiny but one runs over to finish the race
One feels for me and has his heart when I'm down in the dumps while the other gives me a new heart and tries to lift me up

For one, the aura is truly ethereal

Only when we learn the difference
We can make a difference in our lives...Athan!
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
For every life that shoots out from a woman's contour comes with a goal
When this life begins, lives in two worlds
The inner world
The outer world
The meaning of nature's duality

The inner world
Yes! People, places and imaginations dwell and resonate in our mind

The outer world
The world around us

Going for this goal
Do you know sometimes it's not fatigue that defeats us but the fog we see with our eyes
We forget we can see in our mind
We forget to explore our intersections of life
So when we have our faith intact and our goal clearly defined in our mind knowing
That somewhere behind the fog is the goal post, even when vision is impaired,
We could still move beyond the fog and
Score.
Nov 2017 · 139
Life in States
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
Life in States!

Life is solid
Love, hatred and all we do  are solidly bonded
We do not let them go
They become  inertia in our lives

Life is fluid

Liquid
Vapour

As the clock ticks
These love, hatred and all we do
Begin to fade and lose bounds

As liquid the gently flow away
As vapour  the varnish in seconds

Life becomes the cheese  we never let go
Life becomes a series of partings
Life becomes the wind we catch….Athan!
Life is in stages....therefore we have to hold unto the good things of life and never let go but let go of the bad and ugly things of life
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
My life in Circles!

I have a life to live
Finding meaning of existence
A life on curve centered on purpose

I have a life to live
A life of doing what I love
This life gives freely
This life makes lives better
This life is centered on legacy

I have a life to live
A life on purpose
It's legacy will be appreciated
This life is centered on mutual happiness

At the intersection of these lives leads
The Ultimate life - Athan!
Nov 2017 · 152
A PURPLE PATCH
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
Little ants, little creatures with little nature
Who believed in their wade?
Built great perimeter walls

I see a purple patch

Patience was ridiculed
They defined it in lateral inversion
Now, they call it active not passive
They call it concentrated strength

I see a purple patch

Life ****** but it ****** the *****
Now, I see bleak turn to bright
I see bubble without a burst

Finally it all made sense….Athan
Nov 2017 · 370
Humility,The Juice of Life
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
I am humble does not mean a broken winged bird that can’t fly
I am low in heart does not mean at a low ebb

When my cup is full, I see a perfect man
But no one is perfect in life
So I keep to increase the volume of my cup
It helps me to open new spaces of understanding
To have more juice of life
So that my cup never runs dry, I detest emptiness

When my slate is all written
Where else can I write when there’s more to life

So my humility means:
I want more spaces to learn
I want to see a difference in myself
And notice I have changed
I want more juice to drink..Athan!
Nov 2017 · 235
What's the meaning of life
Athan Oparaji Nov 2017
What's the meaning of life?
Seeds are planted but never germinate
Crops and weeds,crops remain dormant
Never dominate

What's the meaning of life?
Life ***** but we couldn't **** the *****
Wind blows but couldn't catch it
We keep having a mirage

What's the meaning of life?
A bird in a golden cage
A broken winged bird
Never a flying bird

I am in pursuit of meaning. -Athan

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