"ogunlabi" poems
DINNER TIME
TIME OF THOUGHT : 11:04PM
DATE OF THOUGHT: APRIL 2011
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
Oh mammy!
It's lunch time already
Debson's house are set
At the family table
For dinner is about to be served
Oh mammy, what took your time?
I thought the market is near
Mammy what kept you that long?
Thought your words never slipped
Why now?
Mammy should we fill the kettle for you?
Should we fetch the fire?
I can defroze the beef
If am permitted
Come quickly
Come quickly
Mammy, should we share the apples?
Cathe said we should go visit
To the Debson's house
Mammy should we?
Eeehn mammy?
Shouldn't we?
Because I know
You are almost home
Robinson, wont you go?
Wont you come along?
You know
Maybe she met a long time friend
At the market square
Who knows wether she lost her purse
Or missed the last train home.
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 6:29 AM UTC
CONSCIENCE
TIME OF THOUGHT: LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT: LOST
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
The incorrigible judge of the universe
The voice of man's spirit
The breaker of the stone heart
You should get one
He pounds the accusssed heart to confession
A mortal pessil
The rod that punishes
The accused mind
He chastises the mind of kings and priests
He makes the most secretive to voice out
The arch angel in our heart
Who dare resist him
He changes the mood of a friendly one
Whenever they misbehave
He never condone any indiscipline around him
Whenever he sights any bad deeds
The ever faithful companion
He is no respecter of anyone
You should get one
You sincerely need one
Dear friend
Do you have a conscience?
Dear friend get one
You really need to.
Feb 13, 2016
Feb 13, 2016 at 4:02 AM UTC
I GAT MY FEARS
TIME OF THOUGHT:02:30AM
DATE OF THOUGHT:24/02/2010
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
I GAT MY DEEPER FEARS
Indeed, I gat my deeper fears
The one I will live to see
Not at all of the past
But just of the future
The coming future
The unknown
Not of the day old
But of the old age
When strength will reduce;
Vision become blurred
Kneels disengage the body
And all smartness shall be gone
When a staff
Shall be my third leg
And the smooth radiant skin
Will be wrinkle
When all my youthful flares
Will bid goodbye while am here
When the hand of time will turn
My children to my nanny
Hmm, what a future to wait upon
When all black turns grey
When my age will grow old
And turn my lombs to banana stalk
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 10:37 AM UTC
DEAR FRIEND
TIME OF THOUGHT: 02:18PM
DATE OF THOUGHT:29/11/2011
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
Your worth is more than a precious stone
So cute,dependable, clever and unavoidable
Having you around me makes my being a meaningful
one
You are such a friend indeed
As grasses to the open field
As fishes to the oceans
And as butterflies to flowers
So is your presence in my life
You in my life
Brings flavour of millions fragrance
That charms my fears
And radiate my countenance
At all seasons of life
If I were to choose
You and attires of many colours
I would rather go for you
You worth more than riches and gold
Irrespective of my mood
You are my darling friend
Right in my hands
I will hold and held unto you
With all loyalty and sincerity
I will draw you close to my heart.
You are a friend indeed 'cos you are a friend in need.
Feb 13, 2016
Feb 13, 2016 at 4:25 AM UTC
WHEN NOBODY CARES
TIME OF THOUGHT: LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT: LOST
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
When I was in blue
No one pitied me
You passed by
And had compassion for me
Sometimes the cloud gathers
Without given its resources
And all shoulder seems too tall to lean on
You passed by
And said come and rest
You shower my thirsty soil with rain
Then I grew up like a plant of the field
And my years of famine vanished
You adorned me with royal ornament
And with a fine linen you bound me
Gold and silver I am adorned with
You gave me the choice of flour, honey and oil
My fame you spread among all nations
Because of the splendor love you had bestowed on me
And I grow exceedingly to fit a prince
What a lovely father you are
Feb 13, 2016
Feb 13, 2016 at 4:47 AM UTC
OH BUTTERFLY
TIME OF THOUGHT: 12: 56PM
DATE OF THOUGHT:13/04/2011
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
Come around
For the darkness has vanished away
Come quickly around
For the barrier has finally gone
What a relief
The morning is here
I have open up my petals
Filled with nectars of your choice
The ever flowing juice I have in stock
Withoout you ,I may not be known
Your frequent visit help my growth
Oh butterfly come around
Once the day break
I will open up for you
Neither sun nor rainfall
Would restrain me from welcoming you
I always await you
Please do not tarry
So I wont worry
And be sorry.
The ever flowing juice I h
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 3:10 PM UTC
PRISONT WALL
TIME OF THOUGHT:3:00PM
DATE OF THOUGHT:24/12/2008
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
PRISON WALL
Tall walls surround me
Several attempt seems impossible
Its just too tall to climb
Ever pointed gun at the walls
By the men in uniform
All eyes on us
When will I see these walls from outside
My days I have spent dreaming
None of these in them
Oh!sweet home I crave
When will I have it back
The God given choice of life
Nothing of such is paramount
My thought is always of home
Uniform all through days
My voice comes from nowhere
But behind a shut gate
With a rat hole window to the south
But yet shows the beauties of the night in the skies
All my thirst is freedom
If possible I would have turned the hand of time
For I know the day is fast approaching
The day I will step into the free world
No matter my offence
I will one day go a free man
I know a king is about to reign
A merciful king
I shall obtain His favour
And I shall be freed.
Feb 12, 2016
Feb 12, 2016 at 2:28 PM UTC
BETRAYER
TIME OF THOUGHT: 09:09PM
DATE OF THOUGHT:08/03/2010
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF- Nativepen
Thanks to the eastern wind that blown
Now I know the truth
Tha your smile is just a plastic one
My trust you finally ransomed
Your target I realised now
Nothing else but my trust
And the bond we share
You just broken
Where to hide?
The cloud is crystal clear
What do you have to say?
You are unmasked
Pretender!
My trust you barter
With nothing but
Your fake and rehearsed smile
Now I know why your smiles
Does not reach your face
You naught
A betrayer
You bogey
Be your own counsel
What have you to say?
Can I still trust you?
If you were me, would you?
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 10:09 AM UTC
DEATH
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT:LOST
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
DEATH
Umm...............
The end of mortals sojourn
An Au'gust visitor
A must all living dislike
Is there any armour against it?
A thief that strikes unnoticed
A snatcher
A destroyer
He snatches the forgotten
The free born
The most sought after
Even the loved one's are not left out
He snatches the kings maker
The princes and princess
The queens are not excluded
Not to talk of the kings
He is a cruel messenger
He is no respecter of anyone
What a ruthless messenger
The offer of gold, brass and bronze
He rejects
The best attire in style never frick him
What a cruel you are
A ticket to the judgement hall
The leverage amongst all
He is not a friend of all classes;
Pauper,slave and the wealthy
Oh death
The breaker of the umbreakable bond.
Feb 12, 2016
Feb 12, 2016 at 3:25 PM UTC
WHEN THE DEED IS DONE
TIME OF THOUGHT: LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT: 21/11/2010
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF- Nativepen
Was anyone around then?
Was there no one to caution?
When the deed is been done
Was there a person,was there no one?
I wonder where?
All the wise one have gone to
When the deed was done
When was the deed done?
Was it done at night?
Was it in the morning?
Or broad noon day?
I still wonder when
I wonder if the moon was aware
And the glowing star
When all was done
Deep in the flesh it has passed
Before we realised
Down in the bone it has penetrated
What a pity
Oh! the deed has been done
What a decay
What a ruin
Hmm, who are to pay
What can we say?
When the keepers
Were found sleeping
What else can we say?
When they are the say
That heaven will fall
Is not one's problem
All of us will pay
What can we say then?
When the wise men are ignored
When the eyes of the watcher
Have been trampled on
And the strength of the strong ones
Have been quenched with threat
The deed is fast spread
The impact kills gradually
Yet solution is unknown
The deed has been done
Remedy! Remedy!Remedy!
We all cry for
Restoration ! Restoration!
Our land cries for.
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 2:15 PM UTC
TIME OF THOUGHT : 08:45PM
DATE OF THOUGHT: 07/10/2009
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF- Nativepen
IF I WERE TO TALK OF his PERSON(DEATH)
Even if I sleep walk
I wont mix my words
Yes I wont meant A and say Z
Yes I mean every bit of it
For there is no dumb being as you
Neither have I seen a blind like you
The hear you have is nothing but a plug in
My imagination never cease
To think (ponder) on how you operate
Had it mean you are not dumb?
Have you not heard of happy Catherine?
Were you blind althrough to see her countenance
Is as radiant as the morning sun?
Have you ever heard she was angry a minute?
Oh what a radiant smile we have missed
If not cruel, merciless, being you are
You would not have done this to us
And abruptly erase that contagious smile
You have done your best
Your worst, I know nothing of
Whether you can bring her back alive
Yes we are grieved
We know we have lost a GEM
Happy Cath is no more.
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 4:52 AM UTC
TIME OF THOUGHT: 10:15PM
DATE OF THOUGHT: 2/12/2011
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen
ROAMING RAVEN
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
Their body language signals red-blood
And we are angry because of hunger
And they are cursed by what they have caused us.
Tell them
Their deeds makes our women a widow mother
And orphans of our innocent little children
They can never tell
What an hungry man will do
Because hunger is a burning fire in the bossom of an hungry man
To their conscience we awaits to judge them
This I beg you to deliver unto them
But please Raven, do not lead the wolf to them.
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 7:41 AM UTC
TIME OF THOUGHT:6:38AM
DATE OF THOUGHT:11/03/2013
OGUNLABI OLAJIDE- Nativepen
I HAVE FRIEND
There is nothing to compare a friend with
Mine brings out the best in me
They connects and strengthens
Even when am in blue
And the sky is black
But am worried for the friendless
They wonder alone
Through the thick journey of life
And misses the friendly sympathetic ear
Eve the shoulder to lean on
When crisis threatens
It is pitiable to be friendless
Imagine the life of the friendless;
They are like a teeth without the lips
Fish without a river
A flower without a sunshine
A butterfly without a nectar
A damsel without a lover
And a snail without its shell.
Do you have one?
Feb 11, 2016
Feb 11, 2016 at 6:03 AM UTC