Babatunde Aremu Poems

We are hungry
In the land of plenty
Our wealth are stashed away
In the stacks of illegal vaults
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Most think our real strength
Is what we possess
Many are sure
That our strength
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Red scarlet eyes
Nose wet like dog's
Every ready to go
In the heat or cold
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Like the Messiah queried:
'Who do people say I am? '
Many identify me by what they see
They identify me by my name,
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There lives a Song within me
There exists a melody in me
I am pregnant of a special Song
This Song energizes my soul
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I need money
You need monoey
Everybody needs it
There is no need for pretense
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Ayanmo, man's integral part
Created as man's twin being
Ayanmo is invisible but real
What man has been
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My dear children,
The world dedicates a day
To make you happy
All day and night
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God is beyond limits
Our godliness must not be contained
Inside sanctuaries, temples, synagogues,
Mosques, shrines, altars or grooves
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The snake is without limb
Yet it climbs tree to the top
Likewise the snail is handless
It gradually reaches its destination
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