Adedamola Quadri Adeniyi Poems

ABIKE

Abike,
Aiyederu Ife was what Oko-ilu presumed
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Ajoke,

Sise Sise Was said to be Ilakose's
Ekuro was said to be the Alabaku of Ewa,
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LIFE OF A LEADER
Head is head
Let tail not call unto his tailness
The mighty names of the Prestigious leading head
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TALE OF A LOVER
This i must write to wipe off a
Tear off my thousand tears
To tell the world the the tale
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WHEN OF A NATION
When shall we smile again?
When shall tears cease rolling
in torrent down our face?
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POISONED AFFECTION
For when the heart is
broken pieces it is
Hath thou suddenly forget thy promise?
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BLEEDING HEART
Whose blood is this that waste
Like the water from a mistaken
Open tap?
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THERE WAS A TIME

There was a time I fought the sun,
I looked unto it's face and spat on it
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AND SHE FORGOT
(Letter To Mother)
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THE OPHIDIANS

I was born in a land
where dreams are broken.
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