I took a big rest today
But I have one thing to say
Thank you
It’s been great
And it’s gonna be greater
Just you wait
Thank you

Mazel Tov and a lovely New year to you
I’m going to the bridge at midnight to admire the view
i’m scared to look down so I got high
It’s what I do to reach into the sky

It’s such a wonderful time of the year
Filled with so much hope and none of the fear
Basking in the remnants of Christmas cheer
Partying because the end of the year is near

Mazel Tov, My friend be bold
Who knows what the future holds
Let us go to he who has some love we can borrow
Because who knows, we might be dead by tomorrow.

I was handed some water by a maiden
‘A bottle of Sunshine’ she called it
It’s recommended for repose to the heavy-laden
Something to lift up the spirits

Here, have a bottle of sunshine
Hey, fill your pockets with a bit of the divine
It’s all yours and it’s all mine
A part of some grander design

Never bet against
the dice I roll
Nor ask them to forgive
the money you stole
Never knock asking
for love, part or whole
I gave so much
baring open my own soul

I kissed you like, god damn
And a baby’s first taste of vanilla ice cream
I licked you like, I want to make you my fam
You tasted even better than in my dreams

It was the heavens and the earth
And all that was in between calling
It was a man and a woman
replaying history’s first act, again i’m falling

We’ll hold on like roots to the soil
There’s nothing realer than that
And this which could make even blood boil
The gaze from your eyes is a lover’s pact

You looked at me like I was the world in one guy
And I knew I wasn’t much back then
You chocked on me as if you were ready to die
I came, rising again and again, shouting Amen

24 times a million hours
And for each second I’ll gift to you
86.4 billion flowers
That’s longer than I’ve ached to share an existence with you

Driving 60 on a heart’s runaway
Let’s love loud with 0 shame
I swear, here is where I’d like you to stay
Let’s try to play a winning game

They raced past stop lights
Half an hour before midnight
Trying to getaway from the crime scene
Looking for a place to reconvene

She had to blow his brains away
It was the only way to save the day
Now she’s panicking and blood stained
Taking a pill to keep her anxiety contained

They drive over to Ed’s to switch the car
Their journey is going to be quite far
They meet a girl and her grandfather on the run
Just wait till they find out who planted the gun…

The shepherds have gone to sleep
It’s past their bedtime
And as stars glow into night’s deep
The light means we’ll all be fine

The shepherds have gone to sleep
And although i tried to implore
They left a meadow of sheep
For whatever wolf was at the door

I heard bells ring
And a choir of birds sing
Nature really does the most
Makes you think it’s the Holy Ghost

Slowly and surely
We crawl to the ends of all knowings
Buried under dusts
Of past deeds
We lie in wait as seeds

With each reassured step
I carve out a path for a new story
That’s hidden
In the vaults of my mind
More valuable than a gold mine

(It’s an eight line poem broken into thirds)
(Read it as 3 verses, then attach each corresponding line from the verses together and read as one verse)

Queen,
you immaculate lady
I wish I believed you
about your baby
Although
the world
Call him
the son of God

Mary,
blessed art thou
Yet I do ponder
The why and how
It was done
And the innocents sacrificed
too late to realize
the giver of all life

Mother,
I know you would not lie
So I must ask
did you bare him to die?
By our hands
for our hands
We murdered God,
Now his blood floods our lands

Watching the phonograph spin
she resembles a mastermind
If this is a game you play to win
Then, i’m in quite the bind

Did you hear that?
She bursts out suddenly
It can’t be recreated,
I’ll tell you with a fact
And it wasn’t until suddenly

This world is turning in and around
And we’re going to be dancing
When the shit finally goes down
Smoke in the air
Drinking
hand in hand
Partying

Through life’s explosive torrent
Grant me this last wish if you can
Release me for a moment
So I may die a free man

Will you stand with me at the dawn
Of the new world
Will you laugh or yawn
At my idea of partying with the whole world

I’m not dizzy from the drinks
it’s your ballgown that’s put me in a trance
I’m might have fallen in love, me thinks
But all in all, thanks for the dance

You guided me in the movements
The jump, step, pinch and thrust
You said it’s something holy
Do it with someone you trust

We met again on the streets
With a guess of what the night had in store
We clawed and ripped my favorite sheets
And didn’t stop till we were both sore

The morning after I didn’t quite get your name
So i’m writing this because maybe
You kinda feel the same
I fell in love with you lady

Cheers to great nights
And a wonderful friendship
Memories made
through Sun and moonlight
The past half decade
has been one amazing trip

Cheers to more life
And I hope that
fun times never end
Headlong and strong
in our youthful adventure
With joy of uncountable measure

Cheers to the good times
Like when we rolled
Laughing on the living room floor
Caressing the tree of life carpet
Getting high and drinking
Being in the heart of life, living

Cheers to my brothers and sisters
Your indomitable will
Your passions
For what you feel
Taught me to value
The bond that we share
It’s a deep treasure

There’s a line between feeling and meaning
Show me what you’re made of

There’s an ocean between legends and believing
And no one holds a compass

You’re permitted to rest a while
Just maintain your focus

Push harder with a smile
Paying no attention to hocus pocus

Hey there
What’s your name
Oh Franca
I’m sorry, I’d hate
To missed the party
But I have work all day
And my kids have to be in bed
By eight

Heyyo
No problemo
My dear friend Jane
I hope you don’t mind
That I used
some of your photographs
to make a collage
Those were the ones I could find

You took me to heaven in the softness of red wine
and laid me on clouds to be swept away
I hope you all have a enjoy the occasion of dinning fine
tell me how you spent your day

Falling asleep in front of the wheel
Holding out through desperate measures
The dream and waking state, are both so real
Buried in both are an uncountable multitude of treasures

Blue fluorescents blink through the alleyway

where we met and fucked yesterday

There’s a schoolboy there doing graffiti

Of a lioness and an acacia in the Serengeti

This morning, your words were so alive

About how my heartbeat was a perfect metronome for your sleep

Tonight, I know will be alright

We both have our promises to each other to keep

Let’s have dinner in that rooftop bar

Where the whole of Budapest can be seen

Tell stories of our past and how we’ve come so far

Since the time we spoke about our ambitions and dreams

We’re walking a fine line
Attempting to put things right
Yeah, i’m all good and everything is fine
But it’s not when I sleep at night

There’s a god in the skies
Whose fights could split open a cloud
Sometimes a stray one or 2 humans die
When he beats his war hammer all mighty and proud

I’m trying to fill my vessel up with words
And I’ll surely hate to bore you
So tomorrow I promise to take you on a tale to a different world
I promise it’s gonna be worth it to see the view

How do we get it done
And still have fun
stop the darkness dire
Set the blaze afire

I didn’t get any sleep last night
So I started out in the bush
Because of the computer light
And incomplete Canadian kush

Do you hear me loud and clear
Bound to the starboard
As sirens sing into the air
There’s a dozen men already overboard

Hug me tight
And remember
even though we fight
That we’re stronger together

There’s a guiding light
Leading us back home
There’s a green piece alight
I puff, when it’s close to my dome

Lets watch a movie
Then drive around the town
We’ll do to each other, something groovy
And I’ll give you a crown

today i rode
my bicycle
through the streets
of my hometown

I saw veranda posts
from Ile-Ife
littering the sidewalks
of my hometown

there’s a girl
setting up shop
multiple fruits on her pan
i offered her a hand

there’s a boy
over there
fashioning totem polls
dog, tortoise, pigeon

there’s a woman
weaving mats
her children play
hide and seek

In my hometown
there’s a yellow church
and multiple forest shrines
visit them all

then i met
a man
one eye, arm and leg
he’s a god

the birds sang
from his waving staff
blessings to you he said
blessings to you

today i rode
my bicycle
to where my ancestors sleep
in my hometown

They met outside a summer party
turned midnight bar brawl
that was when they loved once
or maybe twice or thrice
dancing alone in the trance
of a melodic symphony

they knew they loved once
but i think they did twice
and all of night
was shining bright
from the look in their starry eyes

The heart-shaped cake,
from Christmas day
the softness of her voice
as they watched ballet
making music for angels
moulding together like clay

they knew they loved once
But i think they did twice
on that day
she called him love,
and he was new,
baptised

Someone said that it was doomed
that no love could survive such wounds
on the nights when she cried
Saying with a look into his eyes
my love, my dear,
comfort me with a song, so I know you’re near

they knew they loved once
i think they did twice
but everything that lives,
must someday die

dancing the days away
In a special kind of play
They took an incorrigible stand
And walked into never-never land

they thought they loved once
But I know they did twice
and forever and ever they were shining bright

they thought they loved once
But I know they did twice
forever and ever, in the face of night

Like heaven in the sky
and the rainbows up high
forever and ever they were smiling bright
and forever and ever, let there be light.

My shoes got stained with tar
During a jog, though I didn’t go that far
I took them off outside of my door
‘Cause the last thing I’d want to mess up was the house floor
I washed hard to get the stain off
So I’ll give it an afternoon to dry off

I’m not usually one to talk
But I asked if I could join you on a walk
So we spoke of transcendentals and the rule of law
Arguments justifying natural rights and it’s flaws
What a human should be and how friends are made
What it takes to be happy, forgive and the patience to be cheerful as sorrows fade

I bumped into you in a metro on the way to work
You were dressed in a white and blue pleated frock
A couple of weeks later we met in the park
We agreed to meet up for a picnic and frisbee lark
It was an engaging fun and really inspiring time
And we culminated the night with a kiss
uninfluenced by the joint or bottle of fine wine.

I got the idea from the moment we clicked
that this match was by the heavens fixed
I spent all night staring at the stars
as I strolled with your celestial body through the bars

I heard that its impossible to shine
when you spend energy throwing shade
so I’ve decided to focus on the competences that are mine
and lie in this bed in the way it is made

Today, we criss-crossed our names on that golden tree
yesterday you said you wanted to be free
well, i’m gonna be here and there
taking in deep breaths of fresh air

you decided to make that house your grave
and for that we all called you brave
what could i have done to alleviate your misery
how could we have set you free

we knew that you both grew and loved one another
thats why you agreed to live this life
like living in that home with no open doors
because he asked you to be his wife

we built all of this up from the dust
and nothing could ever bring it down
not flames, quakes or hell’s deepest frost
its the greatest thing to grace this earth’s ground

today reminds me of a time
before there were rules
when i just kinda went with the flow
today reminds me that i have
to pay my dues
its evening and time’s moving kinda slow

i didn’t rest much last night and now
i’m falling asleep
but i’m too tired to dream
so i was engaging with my brain
about good things to keep
—peace, health, family and friends—
on an ultralight beam

Bonjour mon Cher
I’ve reconciled the memories
Of years past
Loving on the beach
Fighting in the bus
And fucking on the chair

Après-midi
my lady
those train station walls can’t reveal
what you and I know to be real
the ticket lines
and kisses goodbye

Bonsoir my dear
I barely remember the story
of all those things
but i know i should have said sorry
that even when the night began to clear
I turned and left you there, not your dear

something lies beyond those clouds,
at the end of the world i’m sure we’ll find out
something hovers on in outer space
would you ever like to visit that place?
I dreamt of floating in the ocean all alone
and my thoughts weighed on me like a stone
and with each breath, i strengthened to bear the load
till my minds eye, like a diamond glowed

A sailor at the port told me
that he only felt safe and sound
or in other words free
when it was just him, with no one around
in a boat, on the open sea
and that was the last I saw of him
I was told he succumbed to the siren’s hymn
fair enough I said,
imagining what thoughts had been in his head

I’m sentimental like leaves in the fall
I ebb and flow like the waves of the sea
Taking notes so that I don’t forget it all
Writing poetry so you don’t forget about me

Father father, I wept to the priest,
My great sins have me full of fear
He said, even the lamb after the great feast
Thought his burden was too great to bear.
Rise up my child, and praise the lord of your soul
He lifts his eyes up to meet mine
Rise up my child, the love of God will make you whole
And everything will be fine

Tears drop into my tea
And reflecting in the ripple
I see you my darling, and she
Love and Life at times
can seem so fickle

To wrote this: to you
A musical prose
Of the movements in my soul
What my mouth could not say,
I suppose

It was: a quiet, longing
For a return to simplicity
I feel your agony in the depths of my sorrow
It was: a mood
dug from grateful reciprocity

I’m waiting for you my lady
On the beach in a haven
Lie with me again my baby
In the light and in the dark
And make this wasteland heaven

A Quiet (24M/13W)
…Longing (20M/20W)
…Mood (17M/11W)
to you. (15M/13W)