Diipo Fagbolu
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I used to dream of butterflies
Of dancing slowly with raindrops
And walking in the moonlight
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Far away from home
I took a stance on stone
A chip from Lokongoma hills
Cold yet from night chills
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If I do not die tonight
I shall be stronger in the morrow
I shall rise
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They ask me why I listen to music of the old
I answered ‘we will all get old soon’
They say I live in despair
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One wish
Just before we end this voyage of twelve moons
One more wish
Now, before we hoist sails into the new era
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This morning everything stopped
All things
My world paused not for a minute
But forever
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Sometimes
you want to disappear
be swallowed by ground
or just vanish into air
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This morning I woke up
To the clatter of rain fingers on my roof
As the morning gets slowly darker
The arms of rainfall stealthily dip
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Tonight
I will be that which you need
I will fold the miles into my palms
And bend the time
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As night falls
The memories of your cheeky smiles
And the smiles I smiled in return
Come slowly to roost
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We can run or fly
We can take a flight even a ferry
We can use the highway
Or the curvy byway
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If I do not die tonight
I shall be stronger in the morrow
I shall trample the empty streets of Lagos
With the roving feet of my eyes
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To look more Nigerian than Nigerians
Is quite an easy job
Its is easier than one would have thought
It's far easier than being a Briton
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I used to dream of butterflies
Of dancing slowly with raindrops
And walking in the moonlight
I used to believe in mermaids
In the fairy tales grandma told
I used to fear "Ojuju Kalabari"
Used to find mirth in little nuances
In the rhythm of passing clouds
And the croak of frogs in backyard
I used to see without lenticular help
I used to chase lizards with rocks
I used to fly kites and pick flowers
I used to versify those dreams
Of smiles and the illumination of
Sunsets and morn' brightness
I used to daydream about tomorrow
While listening to the songs of ants
In the grasses on our playing field
I have followed the dreams thus far
Not without pains and strains
And not without sweats of blood
I have cried some and laughed
I have lost battles and won and
Grown to be and become me
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4/16/2024 12:07:31 PM # 1.0.0.1119
You are a gem of a poet. I wish you write a very long time ahead, few poets can write so brilliant in their debut phases as you have. So friend carry on. Subhas