Morakinyo Temiloluwa Bolarinwa Poems

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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Alágbára Àgbàrá n gbagbára lówó alágbára,
àìfiyèsí Àmòtékùn n fitékòkò d'eran Àgbò,
Alágbára le sapá k'ípá pin,
Bee l'àmòtékùn lejà raburabu dóòlà obè.
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Bi ada ogun odun, odun ape,
bi ada egbefa osu, osu ako,
after the darkness of the night is day,
the light, the life after this hole.
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My rose, orchid, fragrance of nature's mastery,
My moon, star, luminator of my weary heart.
I for you, victim of cupid's archery,
One in soul, in space we part.
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By the door post in the misty night,
The door's wood biting my finger,
The night's cold dampens my sight,
Sleep is an enemy when minds linger.
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I may be beaten but never broken,
I may be fallen but shall rise again,
again and again rise unbroken,
till even your peace know my pain.
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