b'ęránko bà p'égbá nigbò, kiniun lolori wøn
b'ęiyę p'øgøfa l'ødan așa l'øga gbogbo wøn
b'øba p'ęgbęrun laiye, ønirisha ni baba wøn
b'obinrin ti pøto laiye, iwø motunrayo ni mø yan layo

ifę rę n'pa mi bi øti
oyi ifę rę n'kømi o mu mi lotutu
gbogbo ara mi ngbøn bi ęni w'ędo
b'oba føwø rę kanmi , arami aya gaga

ololufe mi apønbeepore
o'nfa øfun ni kij'ęran pe lęnu,
ohun mi k'in wa ę m'øya , irinajo niøję
nișęju ișęju løkan mi fa si ę

ololufęmi abęfę, ibadi aran awęlęwa
ęwa rę tan bi mønamana
otan kaari aiye, omu imøle wasayemi
ofimi løkan bale, aiya mi o ja ęru o si bamimø

ifę rę mumi rinri ajo ayø
omumi de ebute idunnu ati alafia
mowoke modupę løwø eledua
to semilanu nigba ti mo șe awari ifę rę

bi ewe ba pę Lara oșę, a ma d'øșę
ekurø lala b'aku ęwa
bi inu ba șè șì, aworan rę lowa ni bę.
iwø ni monifę julø .

mawo ariwo øja rara.
mașe da awøn ęlętan løhun
iru ifę wa yii lowu wøn
ifę at'oke l'atørun wa.

I have a full beard
Finely combed and shiny
that's why when I walk,
I walk with shoulder high
When I smile or laugh
It radiates and awaken dead soul

I have a full beard
it covers the skin blemishes
it makes me handsome,
humane and not a terrorist

my beards make me proud
it brings happiness and sheds depression
I'd have it over all the wealth in this world, cause Islam says so

Note, I speak bearable English
sibe sibe omo yoruba nimi pelu
i majored in law
So you need not utter disrespect

I pray five times daily, read the quran
Every good reward I earn is mine
I follow the hadith and sunnah
And no, that's not a crime!

You all gossip as I walk by
You hate my beard because you don't understand at all
But peace and power I have found
As I am equal to any male!

I am a Muslim
So please don't pity me
For God has guided me to truth
And now I'm finally free!

{final verse courtesy of an online source}

Have you ever loved someone
That you just knew you could never end up together?
Have you ever loved someone,
Breathing the same breath brings you so much pain?
Have you loved someone
That the feelings, brings so much ache?
Have you ever loved someone that left you short of breath?
Have you?

all you did see was my laughter
smiles and friendly banter
never for once you really thought
that deep inside I could be hurt

I tried to live my life the best way
I could, just to make you smile every day
and you never saw the pains and tears
that i hid deep inside all these years

but today I am giving it all up
bringing flowing tears and blood to stop
never to feel again the chest rise
to the beat of life which is a ruse

physically beautiful with scars or not
mentally awake, **** or hot
aesthetically pleasing to the eyes
humanly generous than others by miles

she is woman like we all know
when she wants her love could be pure as snow
when she likes she can be as plain as paper
at the same time as sweet as wafer

she is a mother first of all
she gives her all till her strength falls
she goes hungry till they are satisfied
making parental love magnified

across the years she has been fettered
loved, appreciated and likewise battered
she has been used to the point of depression
till today she still lives in oppression

let us rise up in defense of our women
their love and affection is mightier than the pen
the foundation of the world is built on them
thats why i wrote this poem for them

let us raise our glasses to all the women of the world
lets love them and spare them the rod
they are made from our manly ribs
they deserve our praise from every manly lips

With Rain comes pain, despair, Solitude, yearning, peace, warmth, happiness and bond. Rain is life.

if I were with you right now what will you do? will you say you love me? kiss me? or hold my hands?
I had a dream last night and you were in it
I wish you could be here right now

even under the blanket I feel so cold
my socks lack the warmth only your legs give
am trying to sleep but you torment my dreams

I am staring at your unforgettable face
even if you stay in Antarctica I will find you my love
am not going to stop, will keep trying
until I hold you once again in my manly embrace

you are the best person I have ever met
without you I have no life
your beauty purifies the air that I breathe
I love you just the way you are

when I see your face everything becomes beautiful
every dreams become a reality
all my goals open right in front of me
even the sun shines brighter than ever

whether evening, morning or afternoon
the only song on my lips is your name
the sound of your voice is the beat I dance to
like an alien you invaded my world

your sweetness is enough to give me toothache
let me cover you like sheets on my bed
my life without you is like a blunt pencil POINTLESS

My nose wrinkle at the smell of your presence
I whisper my heart onto my palms for warmth
From your heavenly embrace my skin takes its glow

I feel your presence, even though I do not see you
The tone of your voice seem distance to my hearing
Just to catch a glimpse, my visions become blurred

Your embrace leaves my skin scarred
Like patterns on graffiti on a ghetto wall
And I whisper again into my watery palms

the pain eats slower
the turmoil gets deeper
they think they know
but that's their imagination

everything looks normal
even smiles come easier
the tears that come
felt only by the one in the mirror

shattered dreams, unspoken fears
bleak future all rewards of sin.
shared moments more saddening
future tales less likely

the will to persist evaporates
the urge to give up radiates
I see the strength go gradually
I see their tears now more clearly

Plum, dark like an african berry
A stare from her lovely face
Is enough to bring a stir in my *****
And thoughts of Lustful adventure.

Slim, tall and fair like a golden melon
Beautiful like an Egyptian goddess.
Dreams about her makes the heart skip
The love we want and would never have.

Just the shape that I want and need
The thoughts of her body keeps me awake at night
Constantly she creeps in my thoughts.
Gingerly she awaits my summon of love.

Beautiful, cute, lovely like a princess
She is the one tied to my heart.
She is the one I needed and got,
The love of my life.

Can a man share his love to 4 women?
Is it lust, boredom or curiosity?
Is it nature playing a prank in me?
Or should I just play along with the flow.

as the sun shuts it's eye to the world
so the moon could start it's nightly watch
and the winged fellows make a homely bow
I promise I shall be back

I ponder a lot about he who is my LORD
despite all my fault he still gave me much from my youth days even till now
I am sustained and will never lack

even when pains and hardships made me cry
and foes and friends were all alike
my fears synchronised with the the beat of my heart
I just knew I had to go

I left to give a new beginning a try
to heal the soul, body and mind alike
to make the head rest at night
just don't worry, I needed to go

never wait the night up for me
it's my cross i have to bear
if it takes a lifetime to do
believe me or not I will be back

My words - they can be a Rose
Soft, with nice fragrance.
Beautiful, with the brightest color
Brave can live among thorns.

You could smell the fragrance of my words
You could douse it on your emotions,
You could wear it like Armor
It could protect you from hurt.

My words - they can be like thorns.
hard, rigid, And Cold to the soul.
ugly air with sharp, stiff ends,
Fearless! Vicious! Holds no prisoner

You could feel the bite of my words
As it tears you to shred- Tiny pieces
It undresses you- Stark naked
Leaving you bare - Skinless.

My words could also be soothing
Bringing out your best smile
Past pains & Hurt forgotten,
Words that created butterflies
Tastes like honey, even without a taste.

But now, my words - Ode to wasted time
Of Classical Dirges - platinum Records?
Laughs, Vibes and Late Nights - rinse and repeat.
The truth of thine word couldn't set you free.


©Tau_hid

Of silent muffled sounds,
Of present pains and future yearnings,
Of casted long gazes,
Of deep hurtful longing.

Of memories buried 6 feet,
Of dreams that would never be,
Of well laid sheets,
Of familiar rumples gone forever.

Of flesh turned to dust,
Of a journey barely started,
Of for better for worse,
Of till death do us part.

Pain of a widow..

©Tau_hid

Mirror oh mirror can you hear me speak?.
Are you content with the silence in my reflection?

Oh mirror, should i draw back the curtains?
Should I open the windows widely?
Maybe you could see the pains etched on my skin?

Mirror oh mirror should i throw a stone at you?
Maybe in your cracks you could see little pieces of me?

I was falling for you
Until-
I woke up all in sweat
Panting and wet.
Thankfully it was all a dream.
Greatful it was only a nightmare.
Thankfully..

T i burn for you!!
Only it still feels like a dream.
You sit with me in my silence
Our  Silence is embracing
Slowly, Sweetly, i want to give you my soul.
Intentionally, i want to lose my self to you.

©Tauhi_d