Toyo Esuola

You are something between a miracle and a dream come true
and a being to be amazed by

Whether am feeling rally down
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Desert me not my conscience!
For if I am corrupt, am just a mortal soul
Trying to fight temptation
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Iya mi who bears nine months of sweet pain

Iya mi who goes hours into days of laboring drain
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The reality of life unfolds with age
The destiny of men manifests with time
In between these eras, sacrifices we make bites.
Responsibilities start to multiply;
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So suddenly
so gently
I realise without you
life is like…………..
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Enslaved we have been
Tortured we have been
Still we rise
Unrelenting we stand
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Fill up my mug barman
let the beer roar, let it foam
as it rises to the brim.
A criminally cold bottle for me
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A peck in the morning, a rose at noon
Kisses at night by the light of the moon
As we dance all through the evening
We float on the chords with me beaming
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A mixed feeling of happiness and melancholy
Gently creates a smile
As we sit and trace some misplaced
Joyous moments in our lives
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We are constantly swimming
against the timeless waves of poverty
Trying to stay afloat
In the depths of perpetual
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The holes he tries to fill are many
as the sand comes in grains.

The cry for help is deafening
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I may be called a poet, using words like a painter uses a brush
Or perhaps a hedonist, enjoying every moment in a life of lush

Could be mistaken as a professional, my academic mind analyzing all
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as you walk towards that bright white light
leaving footsteps of unanswered questions
your lingering kindness clings on to our tears
teary eyes of those that loved you with passion
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We fear not
for our motherland we know
has been raped repeatedly;
Her breast milk sucked selfishly
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Jobs we came searching for
Careers we were offered and more
With mixed feelings and ideas we came
Dreams, vision, mission & core values was the
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After the sun sets, just when clouds go dark;
After the lizards all hide away, just about when the moon lights up;
After when birds lay in nests, at the time when a star begins to spark;
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Wet dark clouds set
the perfect ambience

The wind whistles
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How short is life,
How brief is fun
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Night falls on the desert land
A feeling of uncontrollable, unexplainable joy
That’s me on the phone talking to you
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The T-shirt you wore
Won’t just wash
The sheets you laid on
Just refuse to spread
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