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Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
He changed the world
Yes, he changed the world
And transited a martyr
How HE takes the dumbest things
And brings out the best therefrom
So, unquestionable HE is
Surely, HE has the final say
For HIS ways are perfect and just

For years we fought oppressions
Institutional and organized repressions
Corruption was deep in our fabric
Our collective voice was weak
The voice suppressed by great   institutional firepower
But HE had a joker, Floyd "Eledumare", so humorous
The same way he chose a stammerer
To lead HIS people to peace

He chose a non-entity
Without any massive political clout
And turned him to a celebrity
His blood, for a change, that's how it worked
Just as Christ died for our sins
His death is a reminder of the blood oath
This is to racism and institutional brutality

Racism has no place in our world
Kick out racism with your everything
We survived over 400years of slavery and abuse
It's time to take a stand
If one man made an emphatic statement with his voice
We don't have to die to live

With her deeds, Mother Theresa changed the world
Mandela and Martin Luther;  with their words
Bob Nesta Marley and Fela Anikulapo used their music
He is touching the world with his writings and poems;
His name is Babatunde Raimi
But George Floyd, the boy from Houston, Texas
He died to change the narratives
He didn't have to die, but he couldn't breathe
What are you doing to change your world?
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
You ain't pretty
Until you have a semblance of my Diva
My Soulmate, my ride or die
Even the stars pays obeisance to you

This was infatuation turned love
Love, what a beautiful feeling
This feeling is magically magical
This must be pure agape love

Together we'll ride and glow into the future
To have and to hold; for better for best
Just hold on tight Sugar, it's a bumpy road ahead
The one that surely, will end in praise

Your vivacious persona is captivating
I have dedicated a shrine to you in my altar
Filled with "momentoes" and photographs
Thank you for being  my enchantment
My ride or die...
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
Stop worrying about tomorrow
It will happen suddenly
Release your faith by believing
And it will happen soon

Once Joseph woke up a slave
Suddenly, he slept as a prime minister
The Isrealites wandered for 40years
But suddenly they broke forth

Stop seeing giants
Stop seeing challenges
Start seeing opportunities in lamentations
Then you''ll conquer that challenge

God is hastening things up in your favour
The power lies in your mind
And your tongue, so speak possitivities
And you shall testify

Defy the odds and change the narratives
The rain falls but for a time
The Sun shines but for a time
Your glory will shine on for a lifetime

In those difficult times
Remind HIM of HIS words
And HE will rush in your defence and liftings
God is in a haste to liberate and bless you

Stay connected friend
Your time is coming
But if you believe
Then, your time has finally come
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
I am so glad I took the kneel
It happened to be my best life decision
And I and glad you said "Yes"
I already saw us growing old together

My once tightened frame
Now loosened to love
It was not easy
But it was worth all the wait

We were naked and not ashamed
Swam in ****** *******
No doubt, she understands my chemistry
As she fondled with my torso

Not many are endowed with near perfect contours
I must be the luckiest man on earth
She chanted as we fed our fantasies
How so sweet, with bed undefiled
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
I am a fine piece of armour
Curated by the finest Goldsmith
Who created the heavens without pillars
And the earth without walls

I am a fine piece of art
Moulded by the greatest Porter
The One who knew me before my before
And ordained me exploits

Of over six billion inhabiting planet earth
You singled me our for glory
As a trailblazer and world shaker
May I not disappoint destiny

I might be in my raw state now
HE is preparing me at the backstage
Soon my cloud will open
And my rain will fall
Amen
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
Something light
By day or night
Is just not right
It is tainted with fights

From a cockfight
I have foresight  
Based on hindsight
It'll end in a fistfight

Also, if she is water-tight
And you break it over-night
Be ready for a bullfight
Your generation will end as a bombsight

Clad in a tight
Gives you no right
To cultivate her headlight
All rights reserved for "her night"

It will be my delight
To see you out of sight
Incarcerated just downright
Oh justice! How so sweet and right.
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
I am justice
Blind to colour
Blind to race
Blind to tribe
I play it right

Before me;
All men are equal
Before me;
Might is not right
Right is right

Before you act; think
Before you talk, filter
If you do the crime
Trust me, you'll do the time
For my gavel will I bang
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