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Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
Thinking laterally from this point,
Or diagonally up a steep incline,
Thinking vertically, ascending,
Or descending without losing the nuts and bolts of this matter.
Dada Olowo Eyo Sep 2019
Wallowing in the ruins of failure,
Fate has left me no joy,
Deserted by all goodwill,
I am here, alone and destitute.
For,  against; for, against; for, against,
The tension in the air is thick with anxiety,
A date with destiny, set in palpable angst,
Many people with reasons as diverse as society;

To some it is time to pay back the man,
The very same one that did the same,
A decade back when things were much better,
That same oogle-eyed, bespectacled quiet gangster;

To others a means to let off steam,
In the direction of everything, anything,
Not awake, not even in a trance,
Just flowing with tide of vociferous war chanting,

And yet some others just belong one team,
Having a singular motive to cause disruption,
Believing in no other way to realise the dream,
Of a a group of people united by a decent nation;

In response, the government of the day,
Seem to have dropped their breaches to ankle,
Stumbling along with weird interventions without delay,
Ambling this way, that way, like a lost and drunken uncle;

Every where there are armed, cutely kitted security forces,
Many of whom were previously missing where the action is loudest,
You wonder whether these ones live a different reality?
Perhaps in an alternate universe where costs are cheapest?

It is barely twenty-four hours to march off,
The government side-eyeing a list of demands,
Drawn by a determined cross-section of delinquents,
It is all, now, or nothing, forever!
Nigerian young people have mobiles across social media to protest the times that the have found themselves in, labelling it #ENDBADGOVERNANCE. The government on the other hand has chosen to play checkers on a chess board with them by pushing #SAYNOTOPROTEST.

Many have called out an inorganic counter advocacy by elements loyal to the occupiers of the rocky villa to discourage the August 1, 2024 protest from marching off. Some allege that as little as one thousand and five hundred naira is being exchanged for a couple of hours of pro-government marches.
On the other hand however, the protest group have remained resolute in the face of all sorts of gimmicks employed by various government agencies to find cracks in their ranks. Cheap or free bags of rice, emergency loans, immediate signing of new minimum wage, etc have not been met with favourable disposition by the hungry and angry.
Dada Olowo Eyo Oct 2018
One says "why?"
And the other, "why not?!"
Both are quite right,
If they saw beyond the fight.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2015
The very reverend bigot,
Shamelessly oblique crackpot,
Says one thing in the light,
And does another at night;
Dada Olowo Eyo Mar 2013
Turn the lights off,
It's time for blind erotica!
Lay, here, on the cold formica,
Won't stop, even, when you've had enough.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2015
A dozen laxatives,
To flush your stupidity,
And no sedatives,
To ease your depravity.
Dada Olowo Eyo May 2018
There is no one like my queen to me,
No matter how royal she may be,
With my love she becomes a goddess,
Basking everyday in heavenly goodness.
Dada Olowo Eyo Mar 2018
With little dainty feet,
And cute milky teeth,
She takes strong steps forward,
And reverses without facing backward.
Dada Olowo Eyo May 2018
Kings have fought for it,
Paupers have died for it,
While many live for its heat,
Others will end up deadbeat.
The entire world revolves around this amazingly deadly weapon owned exclusively by daughters of Eve.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2019
Constantly flying in our faces,
To minutest detail,
Even expelleing faeces,
Then they go off the rail.
Dada Olowo Eyo Oct 2018
Concocted tribal maligning,
Romancing the victim's mentality,
Handed down hatred, bigotry,
Caught, now, in their own dystopia.
So the Igbos of Nigeria have never found anything worthy about the Yorubas and their eternal enemies the Hausa-Fulanis. But ins a recent twist, a certain Presidential candidate of the Fulani stock and  of a well-known party has chosen one of their own as running mate - and ALL IS SUDDENLY WELL?
Dada Olowo Eyo Oct 2015
Expect evil from everyone,
Accept all good that come thine way,
Truthfulness and sincerity; love and  justice, all are well worn,
For life is not all amorous fun, nor humorous play.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
What the mind sees,
And the eyes interprete,
The great mystery of the cosmos,
Perception versus deeper conviction.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2015
Tension, in my *****,
Caught a whiff of you,
****! What;s a man to do?
And here, no gold coins.
Dada Olowo Eyo Mar 2013
Get away!
From me,
Curse I, the day!
With me, you chose to be.
Dada Olowo Eyo Feb 2014
When loneliness becomes unattractive,
And her laughter pulls at your heart,
Then maybe you better start,
To stop being a loveless captive.
Dada Olowo Eyo Feb 2019
"Oh, does he still love me?"
"Can this be love?"
"Is he tired...of me?"
"But, but, why now?"

Cupid's arrow has come unstuck,
Aphrodite looked the other way,
Everything fades,
Including the magic;

So, when the day started cold,
No flowers, chocolate or cake,
Even cards bearing affection,
Then...maybe...possibly.
All the fuss about lovers' day and the many intrigues surrounding the day St. Valentine initiated the #RedMovement.
Dada Olowo Eyo May 2013
Between love and scorn,
Lies the heart of a woman,
Make haste, turn her on,
Lest hell's embers, you foolishly fan.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2018
Thinking backward as though free,
Shackled by a sense of delayed satisfaction,
That somewhere beyond the end of the ocean curve,
Is some place where life never ends.
Dada Olowo Eyo Aug 2019
The skies fly into a thundering rage,
Flashing angry sparks from cape to coast,
The earth had turned a new page,
As green lands enjoy the yearly roast.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
If you craved it long enough,
To live, breath and constantly agonise,
Even the constellations soon realise,
Reversing a bad situation is not that tough.
Dada Olowo Eyo Mar 2013
Hounded into the dungeons,
Heavy Kicks and malevolent slaps,
Spirit broken with spiked bludgeons,
Tossed onward, unto the belty straps.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2015
Is who you are,
When the world turns cold,
And without remorse,
You serve with steely cadence;

Nothing to lose,
The die is cast in blood,
The shadows bleed crimson,
And the light is as dark as night;

Only one can stop,
This ominous fiend,
The being in himself,
His conscience when sated.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
Many, many moons ago,
They came with sea prisons,
And now after many seasons,
The people risk all to have a go.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
No, grave, not today,
You won't get the luxury,
Of my permanent residency,
Maybe some other day.
Dada Olowo Eyo Sep 2019
In love with their oppressors,
Their poverty sponsors,
Unwilling to break their fetters,
Duped by serial fake love letters.
The Nigeria people are too afraid to demand for better existence from their government. Choosing, always, to take the easy road of 'siddon look' in matters that require spontaneous revolution. SHAME.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2013
Each day we look to the east,
To that which lights up our planet,
A constant reminder, none the least,
That our dreams will awaken someday, yet.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2013
Roaches, roaches!!
I can stand annoying rats,
But those ****, winged vermins,
I chase with malevolent bats.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2018
Children of state in a state of statelessness,
Born into a state of abandonment,
Refused a taste of the state's tastefulness,
Locked in state, the children await their freedom's statement.
Dada Olowo Eyo Mar 2014
Voices of the dead,
They wail harrowing tunes,
Clawing their way through the dunes,
Searching for sweeter bread.
Dada Olowo Eyo May 2019
The food went the wrong way,
Like every other policy of theirs,
Children have been left in tears,
Denied the right to laugh and play.
When I look at my daughter, my hear breaks every time; wondering whether I had the right to bring her into this insane society. This country doesn't care about my child. The responsibility to nurture and give her everything necessary to make her succeed is borne by her mother and me. And they expect her to be a patriot in fifteen years time? JOKERS.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2019
My heart was perfectly stolen,
Until you showed up,
You relooted my senses,
And held me hopelessly in love.
Dada Olowo Eyo Dec 2013
I am not a bad boy,
There is no good inside,
She gave me a toy,
And told me to ride.
Dada Olowo Eyo Sep 2013
Between fiery and fun,
Eyes that make heads turn,
She pretends she hates my guts,
Yet...I colour, all, of her thoughts.
Falling in love again???
Dada Olowo Eyo Aug 2019
I am son of this soil,
Planted in its richness,
No **** can choke my identity,
The minerals fuel my everlasting.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2019
They had the luxury,
Of avoiding the unnecessary evil,
But chose to abide with penury,
The height of everything but civil.
The woes of a country must be laid at the feet of her Arrowhead. FACT.
Dada Olowo Eyo May 2019
If only men went for,
What's between the ears,
And not,
What's between the thighs;

Perhaps the world,
Would be less complicated,
But again, what's life,
If not what kills man
Dada Olowo Eyo Jul 2019
If only men went for,
What's between the ears,
And not,
What's between the thighs;

Perhaps the world,
Would be less complicated,
But again, what's life,
If not what kills a man.
Dada Olowo Eyo Sep 2019
They cast the die,
It was no lie,
Left me on the lowest high,
Plucked from the damnedest sky.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2020
Today, all came to a final,
And each part was total,
You gave up everything,
And amounted to nothing.
Lose yourself, so you can find it.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jan 2020
Today, all came to a final,
And each part was total,
You gave up everything,
To amount to nothing.
Lose yourself, so you can find it.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jun 2018
She was a gift to phallus,
Taking the member wherever,
Eating, swallowing, giving head,
And in the end, impaling on sweet ecstasy.
Dada Olowo Eyo Oct 2016
Take me a pinch at a time,
Baby, please don't rush,
Feel every grain, every edge,
Tasty, yes, keeps you coming for more.
Dada Olowo Eyo Oct 2013
And to those that have died,
To keep our children free,
Our loyalty, around you, is tied,
Always, to water, this freedom tree.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2020
War! War!! War!!!
All around me sin a-blazing,
I run in every direction unseeing,
Looking for that door;

High on a moral ground,
Celebated from corruption,
Hermitted from seduction,
Sprituality all over me wound;

Then came the guns,
Bullets of lustful persuasion,
Sporadic shots of infatuation,
Leads of immorality weighing several tons;

Help me! Please, help me!
My soul cries out for a place,
Where I can see God's face,
Away from this drowning sea.
Dada Olowo Eyo Apr 2019
Don't expect any from the living,
The dead only accept their fate,
In the realm of the quick,
Only wanting more cures their craving.
Dada Olowo Eyo Jul 2020
Rainy, beautiful day,
And everything can go wrong,
Like a well crafted song,
Belted awfully in very way.
Dada Olowo Eyo Sep 2014
In the little sacrifices,
Of joyful long suffering,
Or upon the mountaintop over the grey seas,
With very little meaning.
Dada Olowo Eyo Dec 2017
Where art thine empathy,
In the  times tears hath diluted  endless gushing of blood?
Rivers of agonizing  empty stomachs sleeping rough,
And those missing limbs never to know the warmth of a  loving embrace.
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