AGAINST ALL ODDS

To my good friend Abimbola Otu.. May the stream of love she has found, flows into a river of everlasting joy.

How can I think I could love you equally?

I can never measure the length of your love

The first time you touched me, my heart melted completely

When ever I look into your eyes, I see love

Like a hostage held in a getaway car

I am unconditionally indebted to you

Where ever the destination, no matter how far

I am content as long I am with you

We can leave the world behind us

Lean my love on you, that is all I want to do

Let us go somewhere no one can find us

Any place is home as long we see it through

People say look at them, they are naive

Against the odds, we can not make it

I am thankful we never adhered to thoughts negative

See how far we have gone, together we beat it

After all this time, you are still the one I love

Everyday, the feeling in my heart is brand new

I found a priceless treasure no one thought I could have

This is but all thanks to you

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IN THE MORNING

I woke up five o clock in the morning
All I see around me is a world burning
I can not imaging such harmful stories
What I hear every where is human decries 

Political diseases eating the people 

Human sacrifice and rituals a constant evil 

Hatred and envy amidst saints in the church 

Tribal killings getting out of reach

Gay and lesbianism on the high rise 

Injustice eating away innocent lives 

Malnutrition residing in a once happy home
Unemployment leading nations to doom

The sun does not shine bright anymore 

Life is deprecatory worst than before
As I opened my eyes and behold the morning breeze
I prayed for man to be forgiven of his sins

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IT STARTED WITH A KISS

I was by the sidewalk waiting for a cab

Mindful of the people I am acquainted with

There he stood with a charming looks 

And came knocking at the door of my heart

At first, felt I was hallucinating

The mind is playing a prank with me

But somehow he could glimpse right through me

Of thoughts vulnerably concealed in my heart

Just as a coerced storm

He came and swept me off my feet

With a smile resilient and undissolved 

Caressing every tender bud in my heart

I never meant to succumb easily to a stranger

But his charm and looks are irresistible

It tore my emotions, I lost self-control 

And drove me out of my mind

When his lips touched mine

I was totally lost and confused

Before I knew it, I was drowning carelessly

An emotionally in a pool of love

I swear I was just as innocent 

Never meant to seize advantages of my weaknesses

In a moment such as this, I have got no alibi

It, all started with a kiss

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