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38 · Jan 2020
My Best Friend
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
If you laugh at my stupid acts
Still pull me aside to guide me
You never threw me to the Lions
You correct me in love
Like a loving mother
To a suckling child
Then you are my best friend

If you are miles away
And your thoughts still makes me smile
If your absence makes me cry
Tears of joy; that I miss you
If I shout on you for everything
And you still give me that  smile and hug
You are my best friend

If you've crossed to the great divine
Dining with the Angels
Sited at God's right hand
And I still think about you
The sweet memories we shared
If I still look at the stars and see you
You are my best friend

If I ever lied to by loved ones
To spend time with my Bae
To mingle with my guys
Or our usual ladies night out
If I told you what none ever knew
Run to you for advice
You are my best friend

If you ever sent me recharge cards
Bought me perfumes and souvenirs
Bought me food when I was hungry
Drinks that we may be merry
Just know that I miss you
And right now, I am thinking about us
Because I miss my best friend

You can make that call now
The next time my phone rings
I wish you will be one
My acts might not show it
I might have a funny way of communicating
But I think I love you
Because you are my best friend
38 · May 2020
I Miss Yesterday
Babatunde Raimi May 2020
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
37 · May 2020
I Am Ready To Be A Man
Babatunde Raimi May 2020
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
37 · Feb 2020
Heaven's Gate
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
If we were merely seductive
It will be a small fry
We are torn in-between
This is the real ***** and Gomorah
A generation lost to ****** ecstasies
When was the last the red moon was sighted?
Virginity seems a curse than blessing
Our teens come prepared
With experience of a lifetime
Who is to blame?
A confused society
Or a lost Nation
The inlet is no longer satisfactory
We already created another
I can only but pray
That this generation makes heaven's gate
37 · Jun 2020
If You Marry A Poet
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
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
37 · Mar 2020
I Sprouted
Babatunde Raimi Mar 2020
I saw it in you
Even with a semblance of deniability
You tried to bury me
Oh! How well you really tried
But I sprouted again
Tell me, who can cover the glory of the sun?
None
36 · Apr 2020
Dear Ex.
Babatunde Raimi Apr 2020
I wish I only broke your sofa
And not your heart
Once, I conquered your heart
But not anymore...

You gave me reasons to smile
Then you took it back
I wish I had a third chance
The calabash already broke

I bit the dust when you left
I played with depression
Yet I live
What is a pizza with pepperoni
Who am I? A nobody, without you.

With every moral fibre in me
I stoop, with ego dropped
To ask but one question
Can we start afresh?
36 · Jan 2020
No Room For Slay Queens
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
Dress well
Add intelligence
Eat well
Look well
Be well
Get energised
Exercise often
Shave well
Cook well
Smell well
Cook naked
He is usually hungry
He might feel like eating
Just before eating
So, no room for slay Queens
It starts with you!
33 · Jan 2020
Let Me Want What You Want
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
Music heals me
The ocean inspires me
But you see the stars,
It gives me hope
Hope that one day
My life will so shine
That it will inspire my world

I can love like a butterfly
If you hurt me
Things can change very fast
I'll still love you
Just not as you want it
Try not to push
It's possible I'll fall in love again

When I knew HE had the reings
I was still; yet I wait
I had peace like a river
In that peace is everlasting joy
An assurance of a better tomorrow
If the flower blossoms in its time
One day, my time will come

In all, in YOU I trust
The One that never fails
Take me, use me
Let me walk your walk
Let me talk your talk
Give me the courage to see
When others are looking
Above all, let me want what You want
32 · Jan 2020
Finding Love
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
Truth is
Time never stops
And it never ends
Life is a continuum
Yes, you got heart broken
But love never ends
You find it in weird places
With beautiful hearts
Strangers turned friends
Friends turned lovers
And then, we start again
Until we get it right
And live happily ever after
Until then, just like time
Never stop finding love
You are closer than you think!
31 · Feb 2020
Welcome To Fatherhood
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
When the atmosphere is tight
With the right amount of hormonal rush
What else are you waiting for?
But wait, stop, think
Is the juice worth the squeeze?

With incesssant romantic calls
Flirty chats and video calls
You laid your foundation
Weldone, sharp shooter
She lost all, right in your arms
You put it, and removed it

You failed to exercise caution
Yes, it was just a fling
But you already opened the bonnet
Now you say, you're innocent
Congrats Bro., welcome to fatherhood
30 · Apr 2020
The Other Girl
Babatunde Raimi Apr 2020
The other girl
Let me tell you about her
Her walls and contours
Very tight, especially on a grip
Then on the inside
She is sweeter than strawberry
She holds you to ****** pleasures
And makes you forget your name

Her smell is so infectious
Her breast awakens my hormones
While her torch revives my mojo
Her ***** drips squirting
None, born of a woman
Can resist her charm
She is sexier than Delilah

In a perfect enclosure
With her eyes, she pulls me close
Gently guides my index into her funnel
Slowly, very slowly
She makes me do the "Come here motion"
Hands slightly tilted backwards
Like wifi I connect with the ******
Then she moans in acknowledgement

As she releases her natural juice
Moaning and squirting in ecstasy
She increases her ring tone
That which increases my mojo
When I finally "Go down"
The feeling is magical
I lick them all, and make the plate clean
You call it heading, I prefer 69

Truth is, I'm already lost
I need a complete woman in all spheres
Godly, witty, homely and a little ******
Yet, a badass chick with brains
That's why I run to the other girl
She makes me feel whole, complete

When I'm finally in paradise
The way she wraps her legs around me
Twerks and whine around my funnel
Turns and becomes a sadomasochist
Calls my name and meets me halfway
If I were the president of the central bank
Unfettered access I will grant her to the vault

If you really want to keep him
Strive to be his *****
That's why you are loosing him
To that stranger; the other girl
Secure and protect your investment
Lure him like Delilah, with a pink lingere
Read ****** books, watch some films
Up your game and learn the skill
Only then can you keep your man
30 · Feb 2020
Virginity
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
Don't let them diss you
It's because they lost theirs
Your virginity is your pride
A special gift for your better half
They will pay in diamond for it
Don't get carried away
Like a treasure, keep it safe

I know you didn't sign the oath
The oath of celibacy
****** purity requires self control
Only the wise virgins can relate
Such a person is a diamond
I wish I didn't loose mine to Delilah
This, my greatest life regret

If your alignment hasn't been ruptured
You are fortunate to be a ******
Be smart, homely with a good character
Laced with the fear of God
My dear, you are a rarity, a jewel
You kept your own in immoral times
You are only fit for Kings and Queens

Did you loose it to violence?
****, ******, molestation?
Or deceitful marriage proposals?
Keep your heads up, you're still a treasure
Our jewel of inestimable value, our pride
Shame to your abusers
The blood will visit their generations yet unborn

All those sitting on "Agbo"
How market? Nothing like original
Whether you are a foolish or wise ******
Promise yourself you'll never let go
Until the time is right
Under a perfect condition
Sealed with conjugal oaths

If your ***** is broken
Or you already had your first
If you couldn't keep yourself
Don't discredit those holding strong
Stop the set-ups, stop the manipulations
A praying ****** can move mountains
Surely, their prayers changes things

We are in the last days
Where everything revolves around ***
What has a phone jingle to do with nudes
Advertorials covered in togas of ***
*** for grade, grade for ***
Hiring officers are not excluded
This has even crept into our Holy temples
God forgive...

Without character, you are a foolish ******
With character, you are a wise ******
If your character determines your altitude
Your purity will open doors eternal
And the Master Creator will honour you
I wish I never lost it
If I can travel back in time
I will keep the bed undefiled

Holding on in a perverse generation
Worse than ***** and Gomorra
Twenty-One gun salute to you
This is as important to men as to women
Keep your holy grail of pride
And your spouse will love you forever
Terms and conditions apply, please!
Babatunde Raimi Jun 2020
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
28 · Jan 2020
Pandora Box
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
A Poem: Pandora Box

Open the pandora box
Don't just shake the table
Break all the legs
I really hate what i don't like
There is a place called forgiveness
Only when repentance is genuine
Once again let me loud it
Open everything; the can of worms
I have conquered fear
Nothing scares a Leopard
Nothing scares me anymore
A woman's heart
A deep ocean of secrets
And a mans', filled with deep ****
Is this true?
But wait, before you let it out
Let me cry my cry
If this doesn't break us
Nothing else ever will
Now tell me, what is it?
28 · Mar 2020
Remember Me
Babatunde Raimi Mar 2020
Remember me
The voice that gets to your head
And pushes the flicker
That turns on the light
I am that voice of comfort
That gives you a positive vibe
When a day seems dark
Just remember me

Remember me
When you were down and out
Ending it seemed like the best option
I whispered to you gently
In a still small voice
"Peace be still, and Know HE is God"
Is there anything to hard for Him?
Now, you remember me. Right!

Life is a song
The world, your stage
The people, your audience
Amplify your voice by your songs
Tell us your story
Which will birth your glory
This will be as a testament
That we were there at the beginning

Whatever you do
Remember me
Your shadow that never leaves
Unless you leave the place of coverage
I am your guardian Angel
I am your assigned body guard
All you need do is ask
And consider it done

Here I am
Awaiting the next instruction
That will take you to your zenith
Bring you out of obscurity
Write your name in gold
If you remember me
Your Sweet Partner
Never will you have to worry again
But, remember me...
26 · Jan 2020
I Have Become Nomophobic
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
When you are down; I am out
My world crumbles
I've become nomophobic
A chronic phone addiction
Until you are charged
My joy is lost
My happiness reclines
You are an integral part of me
Without which I am incomplete
I need you charged at all times
I'll walk miles, travel wide
Just to ensure you are charged
You are a god
That I unknowingly worship
When life threw darts at me
Suddenly I realised
I've been busy charging my phones
What I forgot
By whatever means, name
Was to charge my soul
Just the way i charge my phones
Maybe, my life will be more meaningful
24 · Jan 2020
They Lied To You
Babatunde Raimi Jan 2020
They called us a ****-hole
But from these holes lies their wealth
They say we live in slums
But they jolly on our beautiful islands
We don't live on trees
Africa has got beautiful cities
The same other in your cities

They told you lies
And you believed them
How can the whole continent contact aids?
Whereaas our sons are scaling new heights
Teaching in your universities
Conquer your fears
Come! See!! Believe!!!

Africa is a country
who told you that?
We are a continent of fifty four countries
About four hundred thirty million of us speak
French
Cutting across twenty nine countries
While twenty four countries speak English
Know it also today that;
Most Africans speak more than one language

They will not tell you
How they looted our artifacts
Decorated their museums with stolen
masterpieces
They will not tell you about our weather
The best weather in the whole world
We don't live with animals in Africa
We love Animals

Next time you talk about Africa
Add some respect
I know they didn't tell you
Africa is the cradle of human civilization
We have our problems, especially bad leadership
Rooted in massive corruption
But from the bad ***, comes the white pap
Bottom line, they lied to you...
Babatunde Raimi Mar 2020
I saw you glow in the Sun
After you danced in the rain
You basked in the euphoria of love
That which only comes from within
Knowing you is exhilarating
A perfect fit for my misfit

Who needs a strange woman
When I've got a goddess
Made in the image and likeness of God
Each time I say "I love you"
You suddenly become gaiety
Because you are my everything

You are the reason I breathe
I'll live and die for you
Now, this is a oath
Sealed with a wet kiss
Filled with oxytocin and dopamine and serotonin
Tell me, will you marry me?
21 · Feb 2020
Yet I Live
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
I raved in agony
Unseen forces beckoning
They called my names in discordant tunes
They would not let me be
The call of my ancestors

Beckoning on me to come home
A place in the other side of life
Reluctant and sturbborn my spirit was
My time is not now I shouted
Not ready to cross the great divide

Drawn in a thin line
I only could see their faces
My only strength was hope
And that was just enough
I was this close, yet I live
20 · Feb 2020
Roots
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
Local man
Stay connected to your roots
Long after everything fails
Long after London bridge falls
There will be no place like home

Forget the myriad of challenges
Our problems are amplified
Far above our wins and discoveries
If you loose touch with home
You are already lost

Local man
Stay connected to your home
Wave the flag and raise it high
Our uniqueness is our identity
If you must tell a story
Tell them about your root

I have travelled across oceans
Even when they tried to brainwash me
Something in my yearns for home
Stay connected to your ancestors
That you may enjoy their goodwill

If you must my friend
Be patriotic from the distance
But whatever happens, please
Never forget your home
Only a foolish child
Points to his father's compound with a left

Every country with unique problems
We are not unaware of ours
But the rope that binds us is strong
Be part of the new generation
That is changing the narratives in your root
Because there will always be a place for you at home

No matter where the wind blows
I will always return home
The music, dance, food and life
Why play slave in another's country
When you have a palace in your root?

Before a Lion King wanders inwards
Travelling miles to find a game
That he may feed his clan
With ***** he marks his territory
And returns home with his spoils

With muscular legs and talons
A perfect beak for tearing preys apart
She descends far from the skies
Gliding against storms with swagger
Then she returns home, you too should

If everything were perfect
Migration will be needless
If you had everything you desired
You can be tempted to play God
Developed countries cannot claim perfection
Come, let's build our home together

With outstretched hands
And glamorous red carpet reception
Let us welcome our illustrious sons and daughters
But then, there is work to do
Together, let us make home worth living
20 · Feb 2020
Secrets
Babatunde Raimi Feb 2020
When he first saw her
He wondered who ran heaven
He knew, heaven must be missing an Angel
Something must **** a man

He didn't just rub the head
He dove straight into the ocean
And got off, before he got off
Deep, deep, deep he finally sank
He saw tomorrow in her eyes
A tomorrow that never came

She didn't have a space for him
He gave and risked everything
"I'll never let you go", she repeated
Until their hands parted
He died, yet in her, he lived

As the seemingly unsinkable sank
The memories never left her
Her heart, a deep ocean of secrets
This is the story of love
Pure agape love

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