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Memories

Ones upon a life to pass  
Where joy could have been imagined to last  
With innocence far from rust  
And body far from dust

Minds moved gradually to modify  
But rather to a direction of fright  
Where winter came in July  
Leaders seeing with longing sight

Lion of humans claiming to fight for freedom  
Scouring it's paws out of boredom   
In fine linen with lyrical carved tom tom  
With aim of exploiting to gain it's kingdom

A little knowledge like water  
On heads of innocent souls  
Like a lamp light gloating over  
Till night stand still on the old

Exemption they tried to agitate  
Breaking all laws till it abates  
Creating powers to hate  
And a ground rule never to be late

Pains still it caused  
Hunger turning to a course  
Stomach crying for change  
Eyes can't see from range

Deaf ear they turned  
To the screams of scraping  
Incense they burned  
All for winning

Two heroes in the tragedy of their making  
Both running into the chamber turning  
And all souls within them burning  
While rulers fighting for last man standing

Copyright © Oladimeji Opeyemi | Year Posted 2022



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My Lover

The gentle breeze of the night  
Ran away and came in slowly  
And so does my lovers heart

Is the cloud closer or farther?  
As I wonder if my lovers love is  
With the thinness of the stars!

Ohh triplet of stars, all together  
Always and I look for my lovers  
Heart around but could not find 

And there two other stars, why  
Should there be a distance between  
These stars and the distance  
Founded and created their imperfections with their faintness

There, over there is one big star  
Thick with togetherness, strong with  
love and firm with trust, where is mine?

The bird flew in between the clouds and the group  
Wait, Birds?  
What art thou doing by this of the day?  
When sleep fullest man's eyes

At last, the falling horse arose and  
the lost sheep found  
Just one moon seen in Yugoslavia is seen in Nigeria as one as it took it whole component with it   
They all move at ones altogether so do I and my lovers soul together!

We became a pen  
That outside the earth the pen and   
It's cover may be separated but  
Inside they are clicked together with an unbreakable bound.

Copyright © Oladimeji Opeyemi | Year Posted 2022


Book: Shattered Sighs