MASQUERADE

Beautifully dressed in glamorous attire

Unethically putting the nation's in dire

Dancing to the tune of mischief and lust

Looting the nation's wealth at all cost

In disguise, seek to address the nation's crisis

With not a thought for the common masses

The nation's pride, deceptively sold to greed

The poor scrambling on the street to feed

Masquerade in there hundreds, killing the innocent everyday

Creatively deceiving one's mind and hearts lead astray

Smiling with pocket filled of betrayal and loathe

Dancing different tunes, but playing the same flute

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TELL ME A STORY

Tell me a story without violence
Tell me a story without death
Tell me a story not hard to forget
Tell me a story not filled with regret

Tell me a story not just of happy ending
A story about family, love and care
A story of dreams covering the air
A story which makes the heart cheer

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ECSTATIC

 
Wicked world, wicked feeling
The sky above, life is drifting
Come take my hand, don't let go
The night so shallow, dreams can't hold
I find a star where ever I go
She looks so pale, wishes unfold
I find myself walking around in circle
Couldn't hold a grip of life, yet I tried to
Wade off the nightmares running free
Hope came to rescue the day's will

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INNOCENT CRY

 

Have you ever taken time to listen to the silent of night?
Can you hear the voices of the innocent heart?
Underneath the darkness amidst the cloud are hopes dieing
Children, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers are suffering

From the cruelty of an unjust world man created
Hoping to sustain through a long await night incapacitated
Hoping life will be much better tomorrow
Striving to live in a world free of unforeseen sorrow

Unconsciously, love ones are resting for the night
Who will ever thought these could be there last
I have been sleepless trying to figure out
Maybe tonight all my questions will be cast

Last night on my knees, I prayed for the world to be made right
Many are spending the night in pain and regret
Many are hungry going to bed, because no one out there cares at all
No shelter to prevent the heart from heavy out pour

In vain lives are lying six feet beneath 
With questions unanswered, trust broken and betrayed
All is needed is a minute to listen to the innocent cry
You and I can save a life today, if we both care enough to try


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DON'T CRY FOR ME NIGERIA

I am just a victim from millions of Nigerians wandering on the streets

Who have been punished unjustly for believing in the dreams of our forefathers

No one cares, if we go to bed hungry tonight

I thought the efforts of our heroes past, will avail for you and I

But we go to sleep in darkness every night, in the morning we struggle to make earns meat

No jobs to raise money to take care of the possibility of a day square meal

Everyday we hear the same old stories of billions of naira missing

Yet they promise us stable power supply, wealth and job creation

That our educational system will be improved

That there will be a health reform to reduce death mortality rate

That our roads will be rebuild, and the standard of living will be better

Corruption will be wiped out by the  people who favored it from the start

Forgive me, if I no longer have the zeal as where our forefathers

Forgive me, if I no longer believe in my Country, that things will be better

She has lost faith in me and can't accommodate my dreams

She has sold my birthright and now she is seeking my soul to rid

I am jailed and prosecuted by the people I trusted and believed in

There is no need to shared tears for me, for you are also a victim

 Why are we but so selfish, all we seek for is to enrich our personal gain

You are the cause of the tribal war and killing and also the cause of our pain

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THE DAY THE SUN STOPPED SMILING

"IN MEMORY OF 

Janet Katherine Belenfante... 

MAY HER GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE"

The sun stopped smiling the eve of your departure

She couldn't bear such a heavy burden of losing someone the world treasure

You are the reason the sun smile to the world in the morning

The joy, love, care and affection, you shared glows each morning

Thoughts of all the wonderful feelings you left lingers in the heart

It's because of you, the world is beautiful and today the sky's bright

Gave us eternal and graceful memories of how it feels to be touched by an angel

You willingly gave your selfless service to the world, before you heard heaven's call

Your dreams where fulfilled, because you left our hearts filled with your love

You are priceless, no one can occupy the portion you left in our hearts

This saddens the heart greatly to see you go so soon

For we never had the privilege to spend time with you

You were undoubtedly God's favorite angel on earth

Maybe He misses you so much, He couldn't spend another day, you without

A million tears wouldn't bring you back or wash the pains in our hearts

But with deepest sympathy, we accept you are in a better place reserved for the saints

Rest in peace our beloved mother, sister, daughter, wife, companion and friend

Memories of you will never depart, until we meet again in the end

We appreciate you, for walking into of our lives and for lifting our spirit high

Today, the sun smiles again as the wind carries your glory beyond the sky

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MY VALENTINE

Inspired by Esther Bassey and dedicated to her lovely son Nuelly J.

You are the reason why I am strong

The reason why each day I am happy

You are the sun, the moon, the stars and everything to me

Thoughts of you, gives my heart joy when am sad and lonely

When ever my heart is broken, you reminded me why I need to smile

When life is filled with so much burden, you taught to never to give up

When I couldn't hold the tears in my eyes 

Your hug wipes away the pains in my heart

Maybe God must have sent you to watch over me

I can't explain how you brought out the best in me

I love you as much as God will always love you

Because of you, life will forever remain beautiful

Thank you for giving me the best gift in life

A mother who cherishes you and your love deserved

You mean the world to me, much more than words can express

For the most perfect gift I have ever had... is you

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ALL OF ME

I will give all of me, if you'll give me all of you

I wouldn't hold back a dime of my feelings for you

I will love you until I draw my last breathe

I will hug you and never leave, if today the world comes to an end

It doesn't matter if our relationship is not perfect

I will love you till the stars in your heart becomes bright

I will leave every thing behind so nothing would weigh my feelings down

All of me I give to you, for I found love the day I met you

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WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING

When I wake in the morning

All I ever think of is you

A touch of you made my world beautiful

Just as the sun when she rises in the morning

Feelings and thoughts of you are unforgettable

You fed my heart with love uncompromised

Ever since my emotion is running deep inside

It can't seem to get enough of you

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MY LOVE FOR YOU TONIGHT

Tonight I am going to celebrate with you

I will hold you in my arms till the midnight star become magical

And make a wish for the night to forever stay blue

Tonight, I am going to kiss your lips and leave an everlasting smile

I am going to make our relationship memorable and worthwhile

Tonight, I will share all my feelings and dreams with you

For I will take you on a ride that will last many lifetime

Tonight there will never be any distance between us

I will provide everything you need right by your side

I have asked the moon to stay up forever

So we can sail through life's journey together

Tonight, all my dreams will only come true

For I will leave with you memories that's unforgettable

Tonight need be celebrated, because from the day I met you

I knew my feelings will never drift away from you

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SUNSHINE

If you don't see the sun today

Doesn't mean it’s going to rain

Life got a way of sneaking behind man

It carries a mystery only God understand

Sometimes the past don't determine the future

Hatred and strife the world left in confusion

Yet the future can still be bright today

At the end of every tunnel there is a brighter day

Doubt in our lives need be broken down

Unbelief taken away from the heart and mind

Life can only come home if embraced with both hands

For every life deprived, a touch of sunshine will leave a smile

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