After years of meritorious service
Rooted in resilience and dedication  
Even though I majored in the other league
I was ruthless in attack and midfield
Never did I allow any "Tembe" pass over
Yet, I didn't merit a national honour

I fired like Christiano, cut in like Messi
I pushed like Drogba and slide in like Kanu
I was the real G.O.A.T that only legends understand
A couple of this a couple of that
For the fear of lung cancer,  I avoided 69 and headings
Only legends will understand

Home and away, I was strong
Kicking from all sides of the field
My generator of generations deserves a medal
After surviving different fields of different sizes
And now, I am hanging my booths
What a way to quite the scene

I buried all in all the sitters and kept clean slates
Whenever I hugged the line, I changed the rythym
Sometimes I was caught off guard
Especially when I play home sweet home
But right now, its time to park the bus
Before calamity calls...

I stayed on my feet as a legend
Not only was I a dead ball specialist
I scored many dead ***** and penalties
Bringing out the glow in every field I cultivate
But it's time to hang the booth

I remember committing some fouls
Sustaining life long injuries and retaining momentoes
At the end, vanity upon vanity is vanity
I am done and dusted, to face my warrant
The only field I want to cultivate now
My wifes'...

The kingdom of God is at hand, repent
If you are still playing without caution
It will not be long before your time will come Not everyone gets the grace of a second chance
I did, now, let me face my career, warrant squarely
Godsped! As for me, booths hung.

You are a "Beautiful One" to watch
Fun to be with, graceful as a ballerina
Look! I want to follow you like the shadows
Hang over you like the stars

I want you in my dreams now and always
In my arms, to have and to hold
On my shirt, dotted with your lipstick  
You and I, together forever

There are ladies, but you are "My Lady"
My world, My heartbeat. You are "The One"
Let's sign the dotted lines and do life together
Will you marry me, please?

When I ride and glide
I expect some sanity
Sanity, in a most insane world.

You don't want to poke me
A little to the right, then left
Lest I unleash my road rage on you

There is a fire in me that glows
It comes from within when activated
Best you "dey your dey" and stay on track

But, wait! Sometimes life will throw darts at you
A little to the right, then left
Focus, smile and say, "This too shall pass"

If I cross your lane, show some love
I might just need an Angel in human form
And that may just be all the light I need to see

Loose the road rage fast
We all woke up with different challenges
Just embrace yours and choose to win

You bailed out
Just when I needed you the most
I thought we were building a castle
Because I saw me in you and vice versa
What a castle this turned out
A castle built in the air it seemed

She lured and flashed it at me
Then I lost my sense of reasoning
Allowed logic to becloud judgement
This is on me, I know
All I ask is one more time to make it right
Please come back, please

Let me lock "The piece"
And give you the keys
As a sign of my repentance
I lost your trust on the laps of Dellilah
If only you grant me a second chance
Never again will I stray

For every tear you shed
It ripped my heart into shreds
Took a piece of me away
And turned me a social misfit
My holy voice will I lift
To God of second change
Please, bring my love back.

Every discovery with you
Is an adventure of a lifetime
Faced with any degree of hunger
Never will I compromise our love
Foundated on true love and friendship

For the fear of strong "Cobnomi"
And the pain of hurting you
Let alone losing you
From your *** alone will I eat
And my eyes shall be single

Don't worry about the bumpy rides
No testimonies without tests
We receive powers for conquest
And we have dominion
The one that comes from above

Let this multitude be my witness
To love you and you alone
Together we will glow and glide
In a union made in heaven
These vows I make today
And seal it with my blood

To a life of bliss and splendour
A life of for better for best
As enshrined in the textbook of spiritual science
I love you my ride or die
And may God bless this union

I just ponder why
You never made a pass at me
How do I get laid?
When I don't have a date
I don't need to get paid
How you harbour so much hate

Are you afraid to cultivate?
Even as I asked us to copulate
Especially when I ovulate
My biological clock ticks
Like a flower it withers
No time to check time

If you aren't a sharp shooter
Loose my number and shift
I just need a life of my own
Someone I could call mine
Or, maybe, I just need counselling
I earnestly need help...

I woke up this morning
With deep thoughts of you
My bed was lonely without you
Rolling and rolling from north to south
I guess I am tired of bachelorhood
Surely, this is a good ssign

Your sweet smelling fragrance
That rubs off on the pillow
The taste of your organic saliva
When we exchange our juices
The still small voice you emit
When you ride and ride your funnel

Whenever you rest my head of your *******
The feeling is always soothingly magical
And can heal any ailment
Let me be your ride or die
I want to do life with you Baby
And the hour is now...

Leaving my bed is now an arduous task
I want to wake up to your breathe
You found a way to my heart
And left indelibly prints
It's high time I took the knee
Who's with me on this?

I smelt your perfume
From distant miles away
I can forget my California dreams
For a lifetime with you
I want to get lost in your sanctuary
That is my motivation

Where you go, I will go
This promise I make as a Lanister
Who always pays his debt
I know he is making a come back
If he left before, he never was
Receive closure, the grace of goodbye

Not only is he a sadomasochist
When he left, you got delivered
Liberated from the oppressions of a gamer
Please loose his number
He turned the page, you burnt the book

First they speak "Big grammar"
Then they invade your wallet
Then they browse your computer
Then they win, at least their believe
Then heartbreaks, then they leave
But not anymore, I am here to stay

Dear Future Wife
Without whom I'm a social misfit
A jet without a turbine
A ship without navigation
And a fish without gills
This lines are specially for you

You are the reason I was created
Subjected to "Undue" marital pressure
But if marriage was a product of age
We'll have less divorce today
Trust me, I didn't mind them
Because for you, still I wait

Not only are you my still waters
You are the one I've been waiting for
Daily, will I plant kisses on your forehead
Rub it in with "The Thumb"
Even when I cultivate in your farm
I'll proceed in love without boarders

I wallow in blissfully nightmares
Awaiting the Queen of my heart
Without whom there is no me
Daily will I look into your eyes
Kiss your luscious lips like a movie star
With the love I consecrated for you

Don't let me tell you about my "Third"
But did I tell you about my legs?
They are 88 inches long in totality
Imagine these wrapped around you!
Telling you midnight stories
And listening to you with my heart

The world awaits our manifestation
I'll stoop to learn your love language
Love you heartily and unconditionally
My phone and laptops will never come between us
Same prayer for Nollywood and Bollywood
I can see you smiling and wishing already!

I'll say "Sorry" for offences you commit
I'll practice advance forgiveness in love
I'll shut my gates to all "Limpopo Gals"
For I am a vessel, curated solely for you
They are all waiting to see your face, a dazzling mirage  
But they all have to wait for the unveiling

"Ape jeun, kii je ibaje"
A coinage from "Ipinle Omo Odua"
It is good to marry early, but best to marry right
This has been my guiding principle
Wait until you find "The One"
There will not be there when challenges brew

As for me and my "Beautiful Something"
Together we will raise principalities and powers
Kingdom stars, world shakers and trail blazers
I know you are reading this piece now
Just a little more time we wait
Before we seal it with a kiss...

If you marry a Poet
He will take you to the world
In his words, wrapped in his thoughts
He'll show you to the world
Painted in lines worthy of nobles

If you marry a Poet
Your life will never be the same
When dawn draws, he'll be your lullaby
He will invade your sleep
And write you letters from the soul

If you marry a Poet
He'll poetically hypnotise you
Shower you with love in abundance
And make you the cynosure of all eyes
Just try dating a Poet

If you marry a Poet
Just sit back, relax and watch
He will prepare dinner for you
On the pages of paper
Inked with different sauce and spices

If you are dating a Poet
You'll be his inspiration, his world
Without whom he will be incomplete
If you eventually marry a Poet
You'll live happy ever after

When you started talking
I could feel your emotions
Your voice was hypnotically amazing
And your smile, mesmerizing
I am so much in love with your voice

So, when you say "Hello"
I suddenly develop goose pimples
Then, you talk and talk
And I never always want it to end
You sweet tender voice
Is music to my soul

How I wish I could hear that beep
That tells me you are on the other side
Nothing else matters in the world to me
Save to hear your sweet voice

My life is lonely without you
The very first time I heard you
The trajectory of my life changed
So, please, can you make the call now?
I just want to hear your voice
Your sweet melodious vibes

You love heading!
Head it like Ronaldo
Clean it like Messi
Swim in like Phleps

Chow it like Yokozuna
Wag your tongue like Pinky
We'll all be here
Behold, your time cometh

Genital warts, ****** and chlamydia loading
You can **** like Pussycat
Cancer of the lungs loading
Afterall, Doctors must "wak"

After ******* genital fluids
Plus discharge and faeces
You still lift your "Holy Voice"
To the throne of Grace
My generation, worse than Soddom

You can get to her ******
Without heading her down below
And spitting won't save you
My advise, cultivate righteously
You have been advised...

You are a class act
Worth more than rubbies
You are my amazing magic wand
I'm glad you won the primaries

You are my green pastures
And my mesmerizing still waters
I pray to be your first good morning
And your last goodnight

You are God's purpose for my life
Strategically positioned for my rising
If you say "No", I'll die
Will you marry me?

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?

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

On today's menu
Killers of our dearest Uwa
Pursue them like a pride of Lion
Those Buffalloes must be preyed

We might not get along so well
But when the jungle matures
And the order is from above
It is just a couple of days
We will see their faces

Where is our Jack Bauer
"That team dey burst my brain"
Fish out those carnivorous creatures
Then Officers happy hour afterwards
As the whole of Mami market awaits us

We are on the same page on this
This is one too many
Please help us find closure
Should we find somewhat of a clue
We will turn them in
Godspeed our gallant NPF

I can't breathe
I can't breathe from oppressions
Oppressions of slavery
How can I breathe from racism?
I can't breathe from the oppressions of corruption

I await when we'll become humans
When Black lives matters
When they'll feel my pain
Yours is a tragedy gone too far
Maybe after you, we can breathe
Did you really have to die, Floyd?

If there is a Judah in every twelve
Shall we blame the Judas?
Or institutions that protects racism?
How long shall we be quiet
And accept man's inhumanity to humans?

From the evil days of the world war
To traumatic military regimes
And then, demonstration of craze
Where is the justice, democracy?
What is wrong in being black?

You teared in the west
It echoed in the north
Vibrated in the south
And came down strong in the east
When your sun set at noonday
In like manner, the moon got darkened  

This scale is not balanced
The scale of justice and freedom
This is the world we live in
Where might equates right
When you sit and do nothing right
You are but an infinitesimal part of our problem

Where will the pendulum swing?
To be or not or be in a perverse world
When will our Moses use his rod
The rod of equality for all
Regardless of colour, race or tribe?

Bravo to word and pen artist word over
Defenders of the defenceless and justice ambassadors
I wish I could turn around time
When life really mattered
Including black lives
Only then can we truly breathe...

When he went between my between
I drowned him in my world
He crossed the river swiftly
And had a sweet juicy birth
Never again will he swim in another

He was on a voyage to eros
He had to work extra shift
As he swam from dusk to dawn
Never have I been so enthused
No displayed so much energy
That guy was created for pleasure

Torn between my ***** world
I soaked him in excess flirtatious energy
The type your parents never taught you
So never will a "Wobe" child steal my crown
Especially as I rock him like a genius
His legally married **** star

It was like a seaside romance
If you have seen fifty shades of grey
He was better than the major character
Now, I have him permanently in my nest
And not even the gods can save him

There she lay
Her hair thrown back in disarray
Her body raked violently
Her eyes revealed one
Who had known not much but pain
The tears flowed freely
Down, down it came
And it dropped
Unto her cheap clothes
It gave it a rare design
It portrayed her life story

This used to be normal
My mother swagged in it
For my Sistos, weight magic
Then things fell apart
When they "kayamatized" it

Some only planned to wipe
Clean the play head and "jakpa"
They only wanted installation
After the romp on waist bead
They subscribed to full installation

"Ana no ofu ebe ekiri mmaun"
That was your slogan when you browsed
You forget she is a daughter of eve
Wiser than all the men in your clan
Congratulations, welcome to fatherhood it ended

Some scientists use this special science
Never will the land be fertile
As long as the gate is waistly beaded
It is a covenant made with the gods
For it is just but "Akamu" from an income man

In my lifetime, I have seen beautiful
They glow in the dark and beckons on you
Crystal beads fit only for nobles
If one thing must **** a man
Then my cause is chosen

In my sojourn as a globetrotter
I have crossed many seas
Swam oceans untold in foreign lands
But none is as sweet as you
My precious "Ileke Idi..."

Babatunde Raimi
+23478827380 & +2348035063895

P.S: "Ileke Idi" means waist bead in local Yoruba   parlance.

Dem say we no go blow
With the line of thought wey we dey tow
Where dem dey when water we dey flow?
Come enter Coconut on the low

Sometimes alarm dey tear
But my brother, make you no fear
If you believe and throway every despair
"Oluwa" go turn your hussle to flair

You fit dey push barrow or do barber today
People go soon gather to celebrate you one day
If it no be like a weekday
But na sure bet say na someday

We fit no look like am today
Dangote start with sweet for him day
Don Jazzy do security for the way
And all of dem don blow today

Kpomkpi, las las we go dey alright
Just make sure say you hussle right
One day you sef go blow enter flight
Come join the billionaires dey alright

But when you don reach your prime
No forget say you too first do the time
Before everything come start to rhyme
Make you show love to your goons for flexitime
Na by like that you go take sustain am for lifetime

In the coven of "Awon Iya"
"Apani ma lo ida"
That's where they finish your work
So, look before you leap

You think the food is free
You feel fly laying with her
Cultivating all her land with your shovel
Your time cometh

Samson lost his ministry on the laps of Delilah
If you hear "Shior Shior" in the night
Accompanied by inaudible songs
"Awon Iya lon test microphoni oh!"

It is better safe than sorry they say
Marriage is the coming together of two
Perfect their imperfections
If she's got 6/10, seal the deal
And save your life

When it comes to defending my love
The choice of weapon is not necessary
The whole idea is to win
And win I shall, for love is life
Even if I have to strike like a Cobra

Touch her at your peril
I'll strike with my claws and teeth
Flip you "Upandan" like a coin
Until you become a meal for the vultures
Then shall I return to my burrows

Territory is everything to me
If you hope to cultivate my farm
Do well to write a will and get life insurance
Don't thread a Poet's territory
They will malign you with words

Don't wink at the love of my life
This is an act of aggression  
And trust me, I have an Army of Poets
Bakers of words in different genres
With their words you will be erased
From the surface of planet earth

Until the season changes
And the earth is cleaned
Void of plagues and pandemics

Until the coast is clear
The water purer
And the air clean

Choose to live
That you may tell your story
To generations yet unborn

We are in a war
While our heroes are at shores
Better safe than sorry

This covid will pass away
But we must wash and mask up
To tell the story of "Once upon a time..."

Untamed creatures
Lurking around the pride
Seeking whom to devour
Loose guard at your peril
It's welcome to Valhala

They answer to many names
Comes in different shades and sizes
They fly in from all corners
Seeking to prey on a "Mugu"

Worse that the Bats at twilight
They lash unto you until you go dry
Should you fall for their trickery
You might have fallen for a senior colleague

They are not the finest  
But they are smart
Be the crow, don't be a "Mugu"
And before you invest, investigate

Dear Stranger
Dear Stranger
In yesterday's hugs
I got lost in your scents
I didn't want to let go
I was left in a trance
So, I engraved you in my heart
And buried you in a poem

Be the best of philanthropist
Build castles and name them temples
Save the world and imprint footprints
On that very special day when the beagle sounds
I'll be at the gate with a question tag
Why did you do it, why?

Why did you truncate my destiny, why?
A glorious vessel set to flourish
Basking in joys to change the world
I set sail and made for planet earth
On a vessel so fine, yet so cracked
I advanced in peace but left in a ****
Tell me why you made my death that cheap?

It was warm, cold and lonely inside
Then I felt the rod as the ****** gave in
No where to hide, the die was cast
Helpless, the tube pushed in as I watched in fear
The moment the curette came to sweep
The deed was done, a murderer was made
A very beautiful one, clad in Gucci apparel

How I longed to hear me cry my first
Feel your warmth and suckle from your breast
Nine months was like a thousand years
But patience was a flower that grew in my garden so I wait
Yet, you murderous thing murdered my destiny
I am waiting at the other side
You really want to make heaven? Smiles!

Did you get some quids to do the do?
It meant nothing to you like a latrine flush
Did he promise you heaven on earth?
That irresponsible goat worthy of castration
In the Supreme court will I call your case
And be sure the judge is no mortal being
Except, there is a justification for ******

While you opened up like a pretty *****
I was dis-membered and cut open
My soul watched in agonising horror
I didn't die before I died, slow and painful so it was
Ears, hands, mouth separated from my body and all
It was cruel as my head got ******
Until I heard the still voice, "It is finished"
Then, I died in cruelty and returned to base

Each time I sit by the gate, I watch and pray
That soon your time will come and I'll get closure
When you meet with my Creator what will you plead?
"My Lord, 'One thing, one thing' ", then the gavel is banged
Even if you invoke 1 John 1:19, backed with Psalm 103:10-14
I will bring a joker in Psalm 139:13-16
He gave me life, but you took it
Truth is, like Pharaoh, your case is closed...

Bewaji "Omo Jogunomi"
"Omo Odua, Omoluabi"
Your simplicity intrigues me
Your six "Shuku" braids
Adorned with petals of royalty
Fit for a royalty like you
Represents all Oodua enclaves

In a fortnight, I shall bring you gifts
From the evil forests no man dares
Therefrom, I shall bring you "Ori Kiniun"
In your name shall I conquer territories
And name them after "Eni bi Okan mi yan"
I am the "Ogboju Ode Inu Irumole"
The only man fit for a goddess like you

Bewaji oh!
I shall call forth fire upon your foes
Even without a degree in water engineering
I will I pave a way from the stream to your house
Build you a fortress as high as Jericho
Because you Bewaji are my treasure
"Eledumare''s" greatest mortal creation

Don't cry for me if I die in this cause
You can put it on love so deep, so true
I strongly desire and adore you my "Bewaji"
My World who wakes up with beauty
Give me a shot from your *******
And my life will not remain the same ever again
Now, tell me, who is your "Bewaji?"

Dear Allah
Accept our ibadah
We receive grace to remain pious
In this month of Ramadan
Roll away the plagues
And let our Iman speak

Dear Allah
The beneficent, the merciful
Open the eyes of our soul
To see the "Why" of the season
Teach us to be grateful always
Even in the face of a pandemic

Dear Allah
Hold us aloft in Your hands
Lest we fall and crash
With this pandemic
You built your holy temples;
In our human heart beyond walls
And amplified the need for family

Though we strayed from you
But the sight of the moon gave us hope
That our prayers are answered
If you could hang it in the skies
Without droplets or pillars
Is there anything too hard for YOU?

Dear Allah
The Creator of the Universe
Of all the elements you created
We have been most ungrateful
Even in our unfauthfullness
Accept my prayers and forgive our sins
Please roll over this one too
That we live in peace and harmony

We join our brothers and sisters alike
Worshipping you in holy temples
In different cities, faith and culture
To say chain the jinns of Corrona
That they refrain from their torments
By our fast we have obtained "Taqwa"
And we know YOU answer prayers

All outer deeds are solely ours
But Rammadan is for YOU
And YOU romised rewards to faithfuls
We ask not for riches nor gold
Silver, diamond nor precious ornaments
All that we can ever ask now
By virtue of the month of Ramadan
Please take us back to yesterday...
Happy Ed el Fitri.

Why do we apologise at night
Because of the champions league
Increases the propensity to win
And nights are for action
That joy may come in the morning
Afterall, stars shines brightest at night

When we apologize at night
We are sure of "The promised land"
Maybe not night like night
Bur definitely before dawn
Oh! How I relish those fine moments
A night of bliss and "jollification"
Afterall, "Who pride help"

Other times when I say "Sorry"
It's to allow the night shift run smoothly
So, we can enter paradise
With valid particulars and license
Such we hours are solemn
It's not a time to be proud
Be calm and yet intentional

Sometimes, in your dreams
In the deadness of the night you hear
"Please wake up, i want to talk to you"
Say, "I am sorry", even if you aren't
You know what? That is wisdom
Such sleepy nights, not for "Koboko"

Men, so powerful and strong by day
And weak at night...
Let me warn you, be prepared
It might come with requests
And your answers can only be "Yes"
With a fully charged "Koboko"
Heaven help you if the gate is suddenly shut

I just love apologising at night
It comes with benefits and memories
It makes it soothingly gratifying
To optimize your performance at sunset
Say "Sorry", then worship in her altar
But you must have her "Passcode"
Else, you are no better than a rappist

At such special times Ladies
The Mumu button is all yours
Use and press it wisely
That's the time to ask
Afterall, a promise is a debt
And a promisor is enslaved to a promisee
That's how powerful a woman is
Let me just call it "Bottom Power"

Like a palmtree
You have held on strong
Trusting not in chariots
But The Uncreated Creator
HE promised victory
So, hang on, it's in view
Because God said so

Sometimes the tide comes strong
With torrents so powerful
But the best of Sailors smiles
Because it's just another day at sea
Wrapped up in glory and splendour

Look backwards with gratitude
Forward as an incurable optimist
For today is a reminiscence
Indulge and be happy
For it heralds the day you were born
And the heavens rejoiced
See the world as your stage
For He alone deserves all the praise

You are not alone
It is for a reason you are here
As God's greatest creation
Imbued with possibility mentality
And when all is done and dusted
I'll be here like a Fan
Cheering you on and on
For in lifting one another,s we grow

When you hear the lines
We can be friends
But not as you want it
I don't deserve you
These are legends
Masters of breakups
Know it's time to walk away

Can't you see there is lockdown?
I'm observing social distancing
Someone who once stole your heart
You even promised heaven on earth
My Dear, the calabash is crashed
Give yourself some dignity

I need a break my dear
I want to re-discover myself
My Mum said we can't marry
Sincerely, I truly love you
But if you see another, say "Yes"
My dear, please, walk away
Let's avoid imminent divorce
Especially when the signs are clear

They have a masters in heartbreaks
I got a revelation last night
My Pastor, my Prophet said
No calls, no messages, just blanks
If you've witnessed this
Please, come, let's cry together
Just believe that "Cue sera sera"
Maybe you even just delivered...

Breakups are never easy
It has sent many to depression
And some, early graves
Love cannot be forced my dear
If you are not valued and appreciated
And ghostmode is activated
Take the honourable part
Just walk away...

Where there is pain
I wish you immeasurable love
True love is never hurtful
Your setback will be a setup
For your glorious come back
And it will end in praise
Just like a Cinderella story
You aren't alone, I've been there too...

Welcome to the future
We are the millenials
In search of greener pastures
They abandon our virile sistos
Who didn't sign any oath of celibacy
Aren't they parking their cars at owners' risk?

They have high libidos
With memerizing lyrical contents
They undress your softwares
And hibernate in their holy temple
Helping you clean your playhead
While you journey around like "Ajala"

Is it food? Yes, it is
Without which we are incomplete
When your better half craves intimacy
And finds solace in the hands of a jobless dude
The result, a cracking fireworks
Stop destroring your homes

I just hope yours is yours
For their mind is deeply deep
Before you sue for DNA
Where did the crack emanate from?
Have a meeting with yourself
And stop parking at owners risk

Even Animals defend their territories
They mark them by being the King
Are you the King of your clan?
A woman has ****** needs
And these needs should be met
Don't **** the fire in that Damsel
For you, she gave up her everything
Her life...

I don't want to be douched
Just give me water melon
I've got my natural frangrance
Afterall, I do cotton pant
And I don't wear it till dawn
It allows a breathe of fresh air
Trust me, you'll love it

I am not a veggy
But I do lots of fruits
Avocadoes and  water melon
And natural sweetners like yoghurts
When I notice an unwelcomed visitor
I go see my scientist
How I love Gynaes

I detest soapies and sprays
Tell me, what beats water?
Water is life, water is Bae
Sis., leave all those organics
They only cater for the exterior
Of more importance is our engine room
The generator of generations
From where principalities were born


I keep it moderate and average
And the low density carve is bae
That makes it ready for 69
And a trip to Las Vegas
In the school of the legends
With a dose of vanity
With shaky keys, guard the head in
Your life will never be the same
Tell me you don't love "Headmasters"

Do you use scent leave and salt?
Sitting on clove hot H2o?
"Egungun be very kiaful"
But if you double on Greek yoghurts
Trust me, they will buy you money
Should you desire more juice; its pineapple
Who wants to go in first?
With a legal pass to the altar?
It's time to do it right
Naturally!

Your sight breathtaken
My jewel of inestimable value
I must defend my assets
With canine teeths I will bite
I'll invoke volcanos if I please
I survived the toughtest of clans
Don't cross my path

I can be as calm as a Tiger
But things can change very fast
If you wander in my sacred chambers
We are unified by complex bonds
Bounded by oath, sealed with blood
With my life, I'll protect you
This promise I make till fade

We are as determined as the Crows
Imbued with the natural aggression of the Pitbull
With the tactics of the sneaky Fox
Lilke the Eagles, our Sentries watches
Take your paedophilia and crave elsewhere
For might is not right
****; if you see it, say it
Else, you too are as guilty as the culprit

You came, saw and conquered
I'll tell your story to the world
One of our greatest Ambassador
How did you even survive?
While putting Nigeria on the world map?
This is the story the Ajala, The Globetrotter

Life in itself is a journey
At one time in our soujourn
We have been caught by your bug
I'm sorry if you are of the indomie generation
We all, at some point have cauht it
The Ajalabug, amplied by Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey

Mashood Olabisi Ajala
Rest well with your ancestors
We have not stopped our "Ajala"
That makes you larger than life
Evergreen in our mind and soul
But "Sha", you can pedal for Africa
40 countries, 9 months, 30,000 miles
Give it up to a man of the people

In your soujourn you met principalities and powers
Men and women of timber and iroko
Penned great memoirs first hand
You browsed different inter-continental softwares
And deposited droplets of yourself
And insignia of a world citizen
Then landed "White Witch Doctor" by Fox
All, for the love of Ajala

Did you actually meant to end it
When you mounted that 80 footed mast?
Faraway in God's own country
Or was it just a ruse; "a lamber?"
Thank God you were deported to England
Not to your nation, so rich, so poor
That you may continue your escapades
And your name linger forever

As a man of ink and paper
You inspired my generation
Hence I wanted to appreciate you specially
Your feat, none in this generation has surpassed
Lest they gas out before they start out
You were even imprisoned
In faraway whiteman's land
But it never supressed your zest
Today and forever, "Ajala still travels all over the world"
Wait, aren't we all "Ajala?"

Don't go crazy for me
I'm in love with another
My heart, my everything
Belongs to my better half
Please, seek love northwards

Your pain in my heart
I know that feeling
You can't be the king of my jungle
Nor I the Queen of your empire
Like a royal, my path was set

Truth, "Oja okunkun ni igbeyawo"
But, I have chosen my path
We were but friends
I'm sorry if you fell in love
And this, a final goodbye

"Aje a wa o!"
"E o ni shorti oh!"
Just tell this to Maami
In the dawn of a morning
On a typical market day
And she'll pour you the best
Straight from the breast

You need not be "Omoluabi"
One of the descendants of Oduduwa
As I have just shown you an inlet
Into a crest full of treasures
Accessible by your attitude
Which determines your altitude

Where character will take you
Character will stop you
When you are in Rome
You "Rankadede", as a norm
Let my people be your people
And let peace rain

Forget not my friend
In the land of "Karo e o ji re bi"
Honour, respect begets blessings
Even if we are deemed cunning and deceitful
In the tongues of Maami lies "Ase"
So, the next time you visit our marker square
Remember the pass code
"Aje a wa oh!"

Your glossiness; amplified by sunlight
With a distinctive smell
You are curvaciously curvacious
Full of life and robust energy
If I decide to open the crest
Please tell me, how much gold?
Tell me, how much?

Dorning luminous colours
That seperates you from the multitude
Save for the blind, none can miss your presence
Heralded by a strong and seductive fragrance
Surely; I think, you were created on a Sunday
After God rested on Monday

Astrologers follows the stars
For me and my everything, I choose you
Like a beacon to an Airplane
Your firm rounded headlights;
They are my longitude and latitude
Sending strong signals to my temple
And if you say "No", I'll die...

This is not about your "Tembe"
I just want to be lost in your world
And be the co-pilot if your plane
Hence I choose to disrupt tradition
Why kneel, with a precious ornament
When I can do it poetically
With poweful lines woven specially for you

Your real gloss is inately in you
Not in Mary Kay or Estee Lauder
I can't guarantee you heaven on earth
Nor all the precious ornaments in Kano
But what I promise you with my life
Is a lifetime of love and friendship

This is where it gets tricky
With every courage I can muster
Backed by the backing of the Backer
With a glow of pride and responsibility
And on this very special date
I ask poetically, will you marry me?
Just say "Yes", please!

I listened with rapt attention
As my heart raced against time
My heart beats for you always
And each time I travel the night
All I want is to wake up in your world
A world of ecstasy, intended for pleasure

Each time your picture flashes
The man in me rages
Then again, my heart palpitates
My mind gravitates towards your star
Please lead me to your stream
Let me be your "Keregbe"

All I am, all I'll ever be
Is designed for you abinitio
Now I understand the place of finding
It's a long night my dear
My bed is becoming lonely without you
Now, this bachelorhood is boring
I am ready to be the man

I want to wake up to your breathe
Get lost in your holy temple
With cuddles and kisses
Talking about our beautiful tomorrow
Please take me to your gods
The one you rode to planet earth
It's time to place a ring on it

Subtly, we demonized Hijab
We race at the sight of Zamgbeto
When Indians says "Nemaste"
We see a bunch of comics
Today, are we not "The New Masquerade?"
How I miss Yesterday

Ignore the warnings at your peril
Don't die before you die
For there is a time to die
If you die your die now
Who'll write your legacies?

In you, songs yet unwritten
Books awaiting publishing
Industries crested in your name tag
"Things" yet unshagged
Giving rise to a generation
Truth is, you are too young to die

Your village people are still active
Constantly testing their microphone
Please, prove them wrong
I miss school and church too
I miss my job like, but safety first

I miss hugging Onyinye
I miss my weekends of football
What about dateline with Silifa
Never will our lives remain the same
My only advice to you
Stay safe, survive 2020
Only then can you try again

If I don't trust myself
How can I trust another?
Who gave me a hand
Then fed me to the Lions

They come in different shades
Sometimes, more beautiful than violet
Unfriendly friends, in friendly garments
Dear Friend, trust, but suspect everything

They pound you in a mortar
Dream killers and nay sayers
If you can but be still
They will soon manifest

Before the rooster crowed
He manifested three times
If the Messiah had a dose
Be prepared...

Beyond the smile, look
With outstreached hands they come
Smiling surreptitiously at the prize
If only you can engage your minds' eyes

In Robert Greene I found wisdom
If you haven't seen "The Book"
You'll be lost in their "poli-tricks"
You should see "Fourty-Eight Laws Of Power..."

I watched the trees sway
They moved in unison
With a swagger unmatched
They sang holy hymns
Like the celestial choir above
The output, soronous

On them, the birds docked gracefully
Life is healthier with trees
But until it falls to the ground
It is but a seed to be nurtured
Slowly but surely in tempest storms
Aided by xylem and ploem

In the journey of life
Be the tree, growing in style
In leaps and bounds
Weather the storm
Maybe one day, you'll blossom
Rising above lucid clouds

Give me your oxygen
Take my carbon dioxide
Like a tree, one step at a time
Just one day, we'll get there
And appreciate nature in its purest form
In this tree called life

Should I credit the Romans
Believing we are opposite the Mediterranean
After the tribe of Berber
Somewhere around Tunisia
Then “Suna’ed” us Africa

Oh the land of fruit and corn!
How blessed thou art
The cradle of human civilization
Someday we shall ask the Phonecians
How two words: "friqi" and "pharika
Combined to make Africa

As they all jostled to take credit
Driven by the zest to unlearn, learn and relearn
“Na dem oh!” The Greeks, they chose “Aphrikē”
Because we are free from cold and horror
A summation of fify-four beautiful countries
So my dear, Africa ain’t no country
It’s a beautifully endowed continent

Theories can be rationalized
So, I beg to defer, “No be only Africus”
How can a Yemeni invade our continent?
And also get the bragging rights
I refuse to accept “Africa” is a Yemenite invader
“Hapana Sio kweli”

Whether from the explorers, westwards
Or the traders from India
Whoever conjured the name “Mother Africa”
Surely deserves some accolades
Your next vacation, destination Africa
Come my friend, come
You’ll be glad you did

Though rich, yet under-developed
Slowly but surely we have progressed
This, grossly under-reported by your media
We are a continent blessed with “All”
Don’t die until you experience our hospitality
Maybe, just maybe, together we can take a walk

You already chose your part
You lost your right to live
When you inserted your ***** funnel
Into her precious black gold
What more do you have to leave for?
Nothing

Not only was this pre-meditated
You were determined and intentional
A true incarnate of the dark world
Just that you know
The trauma lives with her
She's got Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

If we forgive, we'll never forget
Not only should you be castrated
You should be riddled with bullets
Your kidney fed to Dogs
While the vultures stand guard
Their duty, to clean up the mess

If you ask her to let it fly
Because he is family
Or you got compensated
You should be sentenced to death
Preferrably by hanging
Afterall, you aren't the victim

It's time to let it out and be free
It's time to shame these monsters
We might not all believe
But you owe your generation your story
Receive courage for conquest
Then, the grace of goodbye
Start talking...