The land and it's wishes
They dwelled in riches
They continued to dwell
And was going well
...
Roses are beautiful
But you are more than rose
You are wonderful
Either you choose to sleep or pose
...
Neither silver nor gold we have none
But i believe we can change the world of err
Our father's days had gone
It's our time to change the evil air
...
It flies, flies and flies
It goes up, up and up
It cries, cries and cries
And never beg for food cup
...
Years ago, brother made a first class
today, I saw him rolling multiple weeds
because his birth place is a smouldering hell
where people pray not to see another day
...
We are all human
aren't we?
we are all human
until riches segregated us
...
I am a student and not a bandit
Mixing Grammar with Marxism in order to be a liberator
Mixing lectures in order to be fit
Paid parents, tell me the tales of the children persecutor
...
The last time I checked, she has gone
Her words then, weren't real
Her smiles then, were all fake
But I valued them because they built worlds
...
MOTHER
my life is full of happiness without an iota of joy
my world is full of sorrow without sadness
My life is like a flood running around, strolling with erosion
...
Life is like a country road
Sometimes rough
And sometimes tough
You need to move on even with the load
...
The man in me
The one living inside me
Has been telling me to wake up
From my ugly decorated dreams
...
There are friends and there is a friend
Those that give and those that lend
A friend who helps in striving to borrow
What you will eat tomorrow
...
From the onset
I have known you are the one
That will fill the empty space of my heart
From the onset
...
As people grew older
Gifts inside them grow
But they never agree to show
Dreams are chasing one another
...
Die now or live,
Was the chance life gave to us
It's just a moment that separates the two options
One isn't better than other
...
I brought you peace but you gave me war
I baked your bread, you made me hungry
I followed your rules yet you broke my law
I respected your sober mood, you made me angry
...
I sense it, the love of Atalanta
That comes not easily
But through a competition
Like a war, I will fight for you
...
At dusk, I planned my plans
Before sleeping
I promise the world
Never to compromise
...
What about them?
Those who strive than the elephant
But eat like an insect
What can you say about those that
...
Tosin Adesokan is an undergraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is studying English Language Education. He began his writing careers while in Secondary school. He represented and won prizes for his secondary Schools in different competitions. He gained admission into Obafemi Awolowo University in the year 2018. He worked as a journalist with Gbongan Olufi Parrot Magazine (GOPM) .)
Act Of War
The land and it's wishes
They dwelled in riches
They continued to dwell
And was going well
They boasted to acquire more
Without afraid of war
They always curious about something
Whereas there was nothing
They continued on their way
But there was a day
A war broke out
The land refused to work out
The war continue from year to year
With no hope of heir
Dwindled in their wishes
Shortened in their riches
The life of land glutton
It's always rotten
They withdrew from the war
They cease to have more
They asked the muse
In whom the were fused
The outcome of the war
Muse said nothing more
I volunteered to be a remedy
But the land was not yet ready
The land said I look dryer
In my view, they look older.
'It is good to be a coward in hell than to be a coward in life'
'If people's thought are visible, there is going to be a least death in life'
' The best is in us, the only problem is that we don't normally cherish is ours '
' Some words must be left unspoken'
Great job