Morakinyo Temiloluwa Bolarinwa Poems

Throw me a brick,
and I will catch a pellet,
throw me a mountain,
and I will catch a stone,
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I've done and should have done,
reminisce and regret,
turn the past around,
see the future past,
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Ìjì njà lóko,
ará ilé takété,
ejò nrìn lórùlé,
báálé ilé nsùn fanfan,
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Hollow,
tide of the world has swept to me,
washing my thoughts, washing my mind.
This barage of opinion is vexatious,
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Despair not Truth,
your assailants be many,
their tactics be crude,
effective as death,
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Whether in the rough Kijipa
or rather appareled of blazing red Alaari,
wombiliki is still a human,
a mere mortal; given to all basic Id.
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I got laid in Lagos,
Me, the yeo-layman looking,
looking,
looking lost with lust in my luscious eyes,
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Morenikeji,
Ruby petals under the golden sun,
The boabab that gets better by the ages,
Rhythm of the flower whistled song.
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I've spent my youth asking questions,
seeking answers from less convinced persons,
Awon Oloju kan tin joba ilu afoju,
If the foundation is faulty, what can the righteous do.
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I am a Scavenger,
wretched of the earth,
product of hunger,
wrenched from all wealth.
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