Akan Udofia's Blog: July 2014

Thursday, July 31, 2014

TWO BIRDS

You and I, two birds sitting on the branch of a tree

Contemplating if to fly above the world to see

Or sit under a pine tree and make love all through the summer

I always like to nest on the orange tree when not around you're

I got a scent of you for the flowers are as beautiful

I could see the field of grains and a nest build for me and you

If it rains all through summer and your hands I can't hold

I will fly so high to fetch you a rainbow

To make your day memorable and colorful

I will pluck a bunch of lily flowers by the valley for you

So you and I can live in the world we both adore for ever

Every morning fly together to take a sip of a graceful day by the river

Something tells me all our dreams will come true

For when God created the world, He had plans me and you

EYE FOR AN EYE

Eye for an eye rots the world in dismay

Shadows of denied self-walking in the day

Sculptured in a dark memories of destruction

Evil kiss the heart and blindfolds her will

Surgeon trying to amend a mind in disarray

Heart stolen each day for conscience is gone

She leaves a world tasteful of unloved

No virgin to take away the cause foregone

Eye for an eye leaves the world fruitless and void

For the world need be cleanse of impurity

And unloved broken from it captives

Thursday, July 24, 2014

WHAT ABOUT US?

Why can’t we share in our nation's wealth?

Why is it so difficult to enjoy our fundamental right?

Why is it the poor and innocent that always get sentenced to jail?

Why must we go on strike for the government to understand our pain?

How many brother needs to die, don’t we deserve good health care?

How long must we serve our country Nigeria?

Yet our parents queue at the pension office for months to get paid

Must we cry, lament, mourn or regret

For the many death in the grave cruelly judged due to injustice

What happened to our mineral resources extracted?

Yet our community leaves in sham for decades

Must we kidnap expatriate to view our grief

Must we vindicate pipe lines to get government attention?

What happened to our roads and electricity?

Why do we have to go to war and shared tears?

To understand the importance of peace

What about our youths, don’t they deserved a job?

Must we always ask for what we need from our government?

What about our children, don’t they need education?

How bad does our road need to get before they can be repaired?

How long will million Nigerians continue to live in abject poverty?

When politicians travel everyday abroad for holiday

What about us the common man struggling on the street?

Don't we have a say of a good life to live?

EXCUSE ME GIRL

Excuse me girl

I caught your beauty miles away from you

I can't help not notice you've got a terrific smile

The way you walk is like an angel here for a while

Did you notice the world's staring at you?

I think everyone is feeling the same way I do

Sorry I forgot to introduced myself
I got carried away staring at you

Contemplating if I am good enough for you

But I can't helped it if all I am thinking of right now is you

My mind is filled with thoughts of spending my whole life with you

It's not often to come across someone as special and unique as you

Hope you'll give me a chance to share my feelings with you

Pardon me; I think you need someone to be there for you

For I'll love to be that one looking out for you

STRONG LOVE

The love I have for you is so strong

I have tried to let go for so long

But everyday my feelings for you keep growing strong

Without you I have been staying awake all night

Sometime I stood at the balcony staring at the world at night

It looks beautiful yet I feel so empty without you

I have never felt like this, not until I meet you

The sun seems brighter today as I stare at the sky

But it doesn’t come close as much as my feelings for you

Every dress you wear looks really pretty on you

When you smile; you light up the whole world

Friends keep telling me am lucky to find someone like you

Truth is, I have been the lucky one not you

I have never been this happy, not until I meet you

I can’t tell how I meet you; it’s a mystery I’ve never tried to figure out this day

But if I have a chance to make a wish today

I will never want you to leave my sight again but stay

Be my best friend, so we can explore the world together

I can stand in the rain for hours, if I have to wait for you

I wouldn’t feel time slip away because I can never stop loving you

I love you more than you think I do

Because I have a strong feeling for you

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

ECLIPSE

Wished there is a reason why the world is cruel

Why the sun is fading away and out of reach

Hearts threatened with diseases and love forsaken

No hands the grieved to console and hold

Dressed in a mournful state of imperfection

Sand and storms the heart it cloud

No soul a song to sing to uplift the spirit

Hope sealed and incarcerated

Shadows cast out from our midst

Bridges abound, walls of peace and joy forsaken

Life goes on in obscurity and dent

Living in a world deprived of choices

Fate a remedy of an unforeseen future

And life's breached at the shore of her redemption

EVERY THING I DO

Everything I do, I do it all for you

Life for long has been resentful

But since I met you it's been completely graceful

You cover my heart with your love, that’s unforgettable

No bridges can weigh down my feelings for you

My heart is filled with your smile, everyday it’s brand new

You turned my nights into day, that's no lie

Now I can walk through the hands of time

My feelings I can no longer borrow

I now know with you the world will be beautiful tomorrow

All my life I have being searching for a heart

For you have made my brightest dream come true

Everything I do is all for you

Because I love you more than you think I do

Thursday, July 17, 2014

THE PAINTING

With a brush in my hand, I painted a picture

The canvass's washed with love and an eternal smile

Her hair carefully stroke with the passion of a rose

For her beauty was divine and far behold the clouds

Her eyes are as the vision of the stars and moon

Her lips are irresistible and alluring as the softness of the morning dew

Her hands is heavily touched, it ease the weariness of a man's emotion

It possesses the will to dissolves the burdens tormenting the heart

She understands the silence and beauty of the night

On her shoulder one can find peace of mind, strengths and comfort

In her presence forever flows with care and affection

She bears the feelings and touch of God's love for you and me

Her feet graced to resist pains and sorrow but to a man joy it redeem

I stare at the picture of God undefined creation in my life

Framed with a kiss and hug from heaven, a gift beseech to mankind

The portrait in my heart is the perception and reflection of you

WISH I DON'T HAVE A HEART

I wish my heart can stay away from you

Away from the star, the sun and moon

I wish I can turn back the hands of time

When feelings can be trade and not at its prime

I wish never had falling in love with someone so beautiful

In the morning there wouldn't be scent of roses by the window

I wish life is deprived of guilt

Maybe I can stay away without a heart that's ruined

I wish on the phone could tell you undoubtedly how I feel

So you wouldn't have to wait forever to find out if my love for you is real

I wish tomorrow's out of reach and free

And time borrowed away from today's misery

I wish life was a fairy tale, who my heart is cast a spell

My feelings locked and lost in a castle not for sell

I wish the night stays up forever

No day to heal or make a heart already broken better

I wish my lips are seal, so I wouldn't have a reason to lie

I wish the flowers withering in my heart will live and not die

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

It was a long drive searching for love
I was looking for a place miracle happens
I was hoping for my dreams to come true
The sky is cloudy; I feel the smile of the sun
It reminds me the day task is far from done
Am not worried I might be running out of fuel

It never crossed my mind that I might lose my way
The sign posts in my heart will lead me to these love
The bridges I cross lift my spirit up
The sea reminds me how thoughts flow through my mind
The world may be crowded with beautiful damsels
But I am only looking for one heart that connects with mine

I only have one destination that I am searching for
Though there will be bumps and traffic on the way
I will be patient even if it takes me all day
The journey is long as I embark on my quest
To prove that love could mean so much to a man
For I will keep on searching everyday

Until the day I find these love I seek

THE MARKET OF LIFE

We are trading our lives in the world we live in
Every woman her dignity and pride trade for love
There is no price tag on a man's head
But his worth what he believes and bears within
He is valued by his shortcomings and achievements in life
The world will appreciate the memories you leave in their lives
Some came to sell there lot to survive, others in our hearts leave a smile
In life, there is nothing about you that's invaluable
Your relationship with people around you shows how caring and accommodating you are
It shows how we impact the people around us and the world at large
And the beauty of our heart as sold to the world we live in and within us
Life will forever exist in our heart and mind
We've all got something to offer to someone that’s in need, maybe a word that’s kind
We trade our joy with people suffering around us
We give hope to the broken hearten and their spirit lifted up

And forfeit one's love to help heals a man's negative perception of life

I SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS

I see you in my dreams like you are a part of it

Walking down the street with thoughts of catching a glimpse of you

I followed the footpath leading my heart to you

Heard a dog barking from a distance that you are near

Wished time can tell how long it takes to hold you in my arms

Wished I had a life line or a clue how to get you of my mind

So I don't have to look over my shoulder not to miss you when you pass by

Just a hug from you is all I need to ascertain what I feel is real

I know my feelings are genuine, I wouldn't trade it for the world

Can you stand still for a while so I can kiss your lips?

Hold your hands while we journey together a life time

Every man needs a companion; I just found mine in you

I stopped praying for a miracle a fortnight

Because I have found a special person in you

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

DON'T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME

Don't tell me you love me, but show me that you care

If I am walking through a valley, will I find you near?

It's not that I am scared of my heart been broken

I needed someone to catch me if someday the world's falling

I long for a star on my cloud, someone out there who cares

Someone to hold my hands and help me overcome my fears

All through life I carry in me a heart that's lost and lonely

In your arms I dreamt of a future that's sunny

Don’t tell me you love me, show me in your heart that you care

If you got a call that I am dying, will you visit to wish me well

The world is so huge yet difficult to find true love

Do you have a feeling in your heart that's pure and as calm as a dove?

All I have ever long for is a shoulder I can lean on

Someone to love me for whom I am and leave in my heart a song

Please don't tell me you love me but hold me till my heart bleeds no more

For a caring and loving heart is all I am asking for

WHEN I DIE

I wouldn't blame the government for abandoning me

I wouldn't blame the society for betraying me

I will not judge you for not believing in me

I will not blame you for breaking your promises

As I journey into God's hand, know that I have forgiven you

I truly understood the burden you had to carry and the reason too

I am going to miss the world, friends and neighbors

I regret not able to impact the lives suffering on the street in stance

I regret for I would no longer be around to hug you as did in the past

The sun is still shining on us all; I hope you see the direction of light

Don't let the struggle of our heroes past and present be in vain

For we all going to path ways someday and leave memories of our lives cropped behind

I had a good life; angels are so anxious my hands to hold

As I am anxious to hold yours in heaven above someday

Please don't beat yourself up but promise me this day

You will live a better life than did you yesterday

That you will not clot your heart and die in dismay

WHILE YOU WERE ASLEEP

I watched you asleep for a while

I never knew you were an angel in disguise

No wonder I have been emotionally in love with you

My heart tingles excitedly anytime I am around you

I will be lost in this world

If you are not there to make it rain

You gave me everything I thought one could never have

For hours I stare and counted the stars

Out of billions of stars up in the sky

Your beauty is the brightest of them all

Thursday, July 10, 2014

HAVE I TOLD YOU?

Have I told you how much I love you?

Have I told you lately you mean more than the world to me?

For you are like a lamp that light up my heart

Life with you gives a feeling of been gracefully touched by a goddess

Have I told you how beautiful you made my world?

Have I told how lucky it feel to hugged and hold you?

Have I told you how excited I am when I kissed you?

I wouldn't want to live life another day without you

Everything that gives me joy in life, I found it all in you

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