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Nov 2022 · 569
her
Yinka Nov 2022
her
her.

i've been warned of the wicked igbo queens,
who will steal my heart and leave it scarred.
lead me on and leave me lonely

but i was never warned of her,
the one with the prettiest name.
with words like spells that put you in a trance.

her spell.

infiltrates the heart, breaks the wall,
afflicts the heart, longing for her essence.
and makes it all seem so harmless.

even if my heart gets broken,
i'll be left with these memories.
i know it's all worth it if it's her.

the nectar of love only comes with the poison of pain,
and if i was to be burnt, i'd rather it be your fire.
Nov 2022 · 772
you
Yinka Nov 2022
you
the nectar of love only comes with the poison of pain,
and if i was to be burnt, i'd rather it be your fire.
Nov 2022 · 553
shots
Yinka Nov 2022
i would chase you around with love letters,
sunflowers and roses,
and write you lines that don't rhyme.
but that's not how shots work.
Yinka Feb 2022
you see,

i'm not so good with words,
and cannot weave lines that rhyme,
or compose brilliant poems.


my words,

if only i could find them,
will tell you how much you're beautiful,
about your sweet smile, and your beautiful hair.


i can't wait,

for when we get to hold hands,
when i get to catwalk in your size 42 high heels,
go to a spanish club together, and reminisce why we don't talk about bruno.


i feel so lucky,

thinking about the randomness of how we met,
how you caught me in a way i'll always remember,
or maybe we really are meant to be together?


i always blush,

when i think about your sweet smiles and beautiful hair,
the standing girl emoji and the doll from squid game,
the too many times to count i stare at your beautiful pictures.
I'm not sure if this is a poem but this is a love letter to my online lover.
life can be overwhelming and work & school can be demanding, but chatting with you makes everything better.
Oct 2020 · 286
different
Yinka Oct 2020
Why do I feel like
the only actor
Among Y'all humans

Why do I feel like
the only sinner
Among y'all saints.

Why do I feel like
the only masked man
Among Y'all maskless.
Oct 2020 · 262
IG Poet
Yinka Oct 2020
I spill my emotions
I express what I feel
I disguise my pains with words
I distill my words to bits
Fit for you Instagram feed
On your tiny glowing screen
And you call me an IG poet
Oct 2020 · 110
Fix yourself
Yinka Oct 2020
I
Was Startled just by the sound of him
Was Disgusted just by the sight of him

He
Was Everything I would never want to be.
Was way too damaged beyond any repair.

I
Am slightly broken too but not near broken as him
Paused, glanced and saw he looked a lot like me

He
Stared glaringly and sneered at me
Yanked angrily and yelled at me: 'Fix Yourself Now!'

I
Panicked, flinched and nodded in fright
Looked in terror and saw in fact, He was me! ****!

He
Offered a hand to help me up as he shot me a sad smile
Looked at me with remorse, as he gently said:

Fix yourself now that you can be fixed.
Fix yourself now before you are too broken.
Fix yourself now before you **** yourself.
I still get this feeling of doom closing up on me,
And this vision of my older self warning me,
I think he needs to have a word with me.

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once wrote, “You could be good today. But instead, you choose tomorrow.”
Sep 2020 · 94
no one.
Yinka Sep 2020
no calls
no texts
not one

no friends
no bro
no one
missed me
Nobody even noticed I was gone, not even her.
Sep 2020 · 90
I have a story
Yinka Sep 2020
I have a story
That simply cannot be told
At least not by me.
Sep 2020 · 159
Eyeing the book
Yinka Sep 2020
As I eyed the book
The pages fly by
I can't remember the words I eyed
Because my mind is eyeing the food.
Aug 2020 · 213
AT 19
Yinka Aug 2020
You procrastinate
You are lazy, AF
You are childish


You believe in God, just not that religious.
You pray sometimes, most times you don't.
You listen to music,
you know its a sin. You do it anyway.
You don't drink, you've tasted it though.
You used to gamble
You like to think you would change someday,
just not today, not tomorrow, but soon.
You understand you might die anytime,
even tomorrow,
but you don't want to think about that.
You know you will probably end up in hell,
if you go on this way.


You think you have a unique taste in music
You like hip hop rap, R&B,
and whatever TF Olamide raps - or sing.
You like 21 pilots, Billie, Jon Bellion among others.
You like Eminem, NF, Lil Wayne
You love J. Cole. - Its a Cole world
You resonate with being fake,
You totally get it when J Coles said
"I'm a fake ***** and Its never been clearer.
Can't see me when I look in the mirror"
Except you see yourself when you look in the mirror.


You watch movies
Maybe too much
Mostly series
You hate Yoruba movies.
You hate Bollywood, too much Film tricks


You read
You just don't do much of it
You like classical novels
You hate business books.
You like poetry


You like Nicki M
You admire Shukroh
You have a crush on Tomi
You have never been in any relationship though,
Not because you deliberately choose to.
Probably because you're just so naive,
or because you are broke, like broke broke.
But you are far from innocent.


You have dreams
You think you might be successful
You are not so sure.
You are afraid you won't


You care about what people think about you,
more often than not.
You think you are not normal
You are an introvert,
You prefer being alone.
You hate sympathy


Someone did a terrible thing to you
You don't hate the person
You don't know how you feel about it.
You'll probably never tell anyone about it though


You did something terrible to someone.
You feel this pain in your chest,
that ugly cringe on your face,
every time you recall.
You said sorry, and you meant it


You lied to your parent
You are not trying to hurt them
You just want to spare them the pain,
and yourself of the pain,
knowing they felt pain because of you,
of facing the fact that despite their best efforts,
you are a mess.
You intend to fake it, till you make it.


You are dying
You have health problems
You didn't seek medical help
You can't afford the bills yourself
You won't seek help
You are that stupid


You think you are closing up on doom,
on a downward spiral.
You are your worst enemy
You know you've yourself to blame


You'll always be grateful for Omolara's generosity
You'll never understand Shukroh's heart of Gold.
You are so lucky.
You don't deserve them.
You are thankful


You are trying to critique who you are.
You are sad, maybe depressed.
You want to convince yourself,
this is all part of life
You hope everything will be alright.
In the end.
I'm not sure if this is poetry but...
Jul 2020 · 76
Untitled
Yinka Jul 2020
When I sleep, I dream about the  bad things I assume you would wish me.
And when I wake I cant stop thinking about it.
Jul 2020 · 93
the rut
Yinka Jul 2020
smiling, telling you that I'm alright
gently, whispering on the inside
secretly, hoping that you hear me
save me, pull me out of this rut
Jul 2020 · 72
myself and I
Yinka Jul 2020
myself: I feel like they're saying a lot of horrible things about me behind my back

I:  You did some pretty horrible things you know?

myself:  I'm not denying it but I'm not proud of it. I just don't like them talking about it

I: That's pretty childish, you know?

myself: I... I never claimed to be perfect.
Jul 2020 · 69
To lose her
Yinka Jul 2020
She didn't say anything
I didn't say anything
No one said anything

I couldn't say anything
I couldn't look her in the eyes
I couldn't deny shame

To relapse after apology
To sin after forgiveness
To lose her trust, again.

To lose her.
Jul 2020 · 74
My desire.
Yinka Jul 2020
You are the Webstorm to my low memory PC
You are the update to my windows
You are the Internet Explorer to my browser

You bring out the worse in me

Without you, I can't code cool software
Without you, I can't get security patches
Without you, I can't download chrome
Jul 2020 · 85
when will I attain
Yinka Jul 2020
I did a couple of push-ups this morning,
I did some yesterday too
My stomach still hurts a little
When will I attain muscularity?

I downloaded a lot of self-help books
I read a chapter of Nassim Taleb
My brain still feels empty
When will I attain enlightenment?

I watched a few youtube video on Mastering Arabic
I downloaded some Arab movies
My data is exhausted
When will I attain fluency?

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