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Always in my hearing
Each time I ran out of my track
My conscience shouts!
You have been warned Olajide
It shouted so many times
Remember,says mother's voice


So soon to have forgotten
Mother seated at the edge
Of her wooden bed
At the corner of her bed saying
''Olajide my son
You are my hope


My season
My morning, noon and evening time
The seed
I have been watering
My vineyard you are''
My conscience remember me


All parent are sowers
All they need is a return
A bountiful one
My son, my son
Are you counting my calls
And you said yes


You are my seed
Be viable
You were implored
Don't be spoilt
And know the son of whom you are


My whole go with you
As whole of snell shell
Goes all ways with it
Mother prayed
As you stepped out
To the future


As the spinner are never,
Tired of spinning their cotton
The weaver works on their
And fire blazes always in the,
Blacksmith hut
Mother's voice, remember
My conscience says.
Oh ! My hope
When will thou be?
When will thou be ?

Where art thou gone to ?
Hope your sojourn is not far from near ?
For my patience is on the line

Wait a minute
How long should I wait ?
For am fainting already

Hour is turning to days
Days into another
Weeks into month

Months into year
Years into decade
Decades into century

My hope
When will you actually be
For time wait for no one

Oh ! My hope
Do not tarry long
That I may not be worry

Come quikly around
I have waited enough
Come quikly around.
Oh ! My hope
When will thou be?
When will thou be ?

Where art thou gone to ?
Hope your sojourn is not far from near ?
For my patience is on the line

Wait a minute
How long should I wait ?
For am fainting already

Hour is turning to days
Days into another
Weeks into month

Months into year
Years into decade
Decades into century

My hope
When will you actually be
For time wait for no one

Oh ! My hope
Do not tarry long
That I may not be worry

Come quikly around
I have waited enough
Come quikly around.
Where from here
Art thou heading to?
On errand?
I believe
Oh! Wait and hear;
I have a message for 'them'
Branch up there
Tell them for us
That 'they' have done us evil
Tell 'them' their conscience is failing
And we are fainting of waiting
Tell 'them'
They vowed and swore
Vowed to wipe our tears
Swore to stand in for us all through seasons
Not to make it flow the more
Ask 'them' why they idle up there
While our land is wasting away
With our throat dried out of thirst
And our stomach twists daily of hunger
Tell 'them'
They are the leaf hoppers
That eats up our green land
Let them know
We are angry because of hunger
And they are cursed by what they have caused us.
It breaks into another
That has never been experienced
By any other


It sees both today and day before
As one breaks in, another breaks out
And this remains a mystery forever


Yet, no one understands how
The unknown takes the full use of it
Mystery,the event of the hour


One part takes the upper hand
While the other loses out
The ........shed hour it is


Hour filled with battle
Hour of negotiation
Mystery is all through


Hour of mixed events
Hour of war
Not of welfare


Is an hour of warfare
Hour of victory
Hour of power


Rather be on the look
Better be in the realm
On my feet at all time


Eyes open all time
Who knows,do you know?
Mystery is all through.
How can I tell it all
Of the comfort that lies at your back
And the sweet warmth of your arms at all time


From you I ****** the courage
I needed to to move on
And in your eyes I see my strength


Mother, your presence
Is my pride
Your voice alleviate my fears


Surely mother, I shall always remember
The vigil kept at my cranny
Oh dear mother
You are just my heaven on earth.
Oh mummy !
It's lunch time already
Deb son's house are set
At the family table
For dinner is about
To be served
Oh mummy,what take your time ?



I thought the market is near
Mummy, what kept you
That long ?
Thought your words
Never slipped
Why now ?
Mummy, why now ?


Mummy, should we fill the kettle for you ?
Should we fetch the fire ?
I can defrost the beef
If am permitted
Come quickly
Come quickly
Oh mummy, can we share the apples ?



Cath said we should go visit
To the Debson's house
Mummy should we ?
Eeehn mummy ?
Shouldn't we ?
Because I know
You are almost home


Robinson won't you go ?
Won't you come along ?
Who knows ?
She might have missed the last train
Maybe mummy met a long time friend
At the market square
Who knows
Whether she lost her purse.

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