THIS IS LAGOS

A city of kings and queens

A city there is no night

Angels walk on the street of Lagos

A city resting by the ocean and sea

A city of hope and dreams

A city every man is regarded a brother

A city the cloud rest on her borders

A city of refuge, mother to the world

A city builds to uplift man's faith

A city bond with love and affection

Across every tribe and religion

A city, life is cherished and appreciated

A city of challenges and breakthrough

A city close to the gate of heaven

Men and heroes are forged out of the streets of Lagos

In the city of Lagos, the sun rises in our heart

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STORY OF MY LIFE

I was a little boy born without a silver spoon

Sat upon my dream as she struggle to survive

The world seems to be lonely just as I was

We sat by the hill figuring each others thought

One night, the wind whispered to me

Only if you believe can you thrive

I went to fetch for firewood as much can find

To burn away the misery of self doubt

I journeyed into the night

With zeal burning in my heart

Holding on to God's words stretched out

And cast my burden and fear out

In rainy nights, inasmuch as sunny days

My childhood missed the presence of the stars

Time was running faster than my dream

So I made a deal to be the best of self

Through college, trouble seems to find me

But never did I allow life to get the best of me

I light a lamp in my heart

Bought oil to fuel the flame inside

Every day am hustling the sun walks behind me

Stacks away doubts from an ambitious mind

As the ship set sail towards my dream

I found love and the warmest of a friend

I wrote my dreams on the brick of time

And slept off while the night was at her prime

Woke up in a world made of rubies

No more weariness in the heart

In a twinkling of an eye, life took a bow

My dreams became bolder and stronger

It climbed to the end of the ladder

And the sun stood still for ever

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DEAR NIGHT

I feel loneliness when the world is asleep

No one to talk to or to hug

Only thoughts, wishes and dreams

The humming of a child at a distance

Sometimes the silent of the night is depressing

Getting over a frustrated relationship

Sleeping over the challenges of life

A widow weeping over a candle light

Oh night, how do you cope with all this

You where supposed to be beautiful

Unblemished and pure in heart

Resting in the sub consciousness of man

You are truly God's creation

Awake all evening to carter for our needs

Anchoring your will to a mother's cry

And made the night a part of our lives

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