Olabosoye Wemimo Olaoluwa Poet Rhyme

A Great Deal

/? fju? ???rs g?n/
/? fju? m??r ?u?rs/
/ænd ?n?ð?r wi?k g?n/
/?u?r ju?? iz slipin ?wei in ju?slesn?s/
/wi m?ust t?im kænt st?p k?mpleinin ?v ?u?r fi?rs/
/mi?nw?il, ?u?r ?il?nd ?r in?ndeit wi? k?mpleint fr?m lis?n?rs/
/d??st ?z si? levls raiz/
/jet wi du n?t si? ðem kli?li wi? ?u?r ?iz/

/its ? priv?lid? ai l??nt ?t æn ??li eid?/
/w?t it w?z tu? bi? ængri-- ?ngri ænd helpl?s/
/w?t?in him d?iin ?t sevn p?ust m?ridi?n w?z ? reid?/
/meni h?v nev?r iksp?ri?ns s?t? in ðe?r l?ivs/
/d? v?ln?r?bil?ti ?v d? ha?t t?sd in ? t?a?min l?v ?mi?n?bl/
/?t d? m?um?nt, ?i kænt kw?ntif?i its fribl/
/d? s??s ?v d? l??d's sk??'s m??si det r?k ?p/
/wi? d? k?m?nlti ?v k?nflu?ns wit? s?ilents m?s ?p/ 

/ai ?m h??t bik??z evri?in iz t?eind?d/
/wi ?r h??t bik??z evri?in iz d? seim/
/ai d??nt n?? ?v d? taim it wil bi?, n?t tu get k?nfju?zd/
/??l ???t it w?d bi? i?zi tu krieit ?u?r w??rld ænd h?v ?ð?r ?ins teim/
/its g?d tu bi? ?l?un/
/t? let ?ð?r bili?v ænd t??n ?p f?? w?t ju h?v si?n; ? sin pr?kleim in k?m?n/
/wi kænt bi? s?pr?izd ænd k?nfju?sd ?v d? i?r? m??d?rn/
/ænd t?u?z tu k?ntinju?sli livin in vikt??ri?n/

/b?i t???ns ju h?v meni pæk ??l ins?id ? l??bi/
/hu? ke?r ?v ju h?v ? beibi/
/h?u wel kæn ju be?r d? kr?s k?nsist?ntli?/
/wen l?d?iks h?v sw?mp d? neit??r prægmætikli/
/wail n?u w?n t?eri? tu? bi? prud?nt/
/au?r ju?tilite?r?n aidi?l?d?i iz ??lm?ust indiskrit/
/b?t wi h?up f?r ri?lus?nt leg?sis laik insti?kt d?en?rei?n ?d/
/ri??li bai sevn'?u kl?k, meni ?r fa?r bi? ?p in d? kl?ud/

/m?ust pi?pl g?u f?r m??r?l weit liftin/
/ænd get ðemselvz s?m ?uv?-divel?pt m?sls/
/m?sk ænd t???t??uin meibi eids tu tisju?s/
/if ha?dw??k, fauk?s, ænd rizili?ns a?nt teik digreidin/
/fei? iz wau tu meik d? du k?m d?n/
/w??k iz g?? tu s?vaiv d? stre?? k?m f?n/
/g?d iz ??lm?iti, n?u w?n ?z ? s?ksesfl disen?n/
/greitnes vaut? seifd in ?s nids ? k?t ?b?v ju??u?l n?t tu bi si?sd ?p in st?gnei??n/

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