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Ballad for the king Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Ajimoko III

Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup Ajimoko III by Adejola Joseph 
Sagacious king
Prudent king
You are an embodiment of knowledge 
Encyclopedia of principles 
One in a trillion 
A king with an uncommon grace 
I jealous your star my king 
A king like no other 
Ade a pe lori yin sir
Bata a pe lese yin
Irukere a di okinni my king 
You stepped in with grace and glory 
May your reign bring peace stability and progress 
May you last a lifetime 
And may your kingdom emancipate all and sundry 
May birds chirp like birds
May rats squeak like rats
And may humans sound like humans under your reign my king 
Amen and amen.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025


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PoetrySoup by Adejola Joseph
PoetrySoup
Sweet concoction
A tantalising aroma
PoetrySoup is the real thing
Feed yourself
And never go hungry again
PoetrySoup.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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Secret

Secret by Adejola Joseph.
Secret...
Like a lighted candle covered or buried under a mountain
So is secret kept or hidden for ages
Secret is an invisible phenomenon
A mystery kept until the day of disaster
Secret is like unborn child in the womb
Issues discussed behind closed doors
Secret.
Learn to keep a secret
Don't run a porous or loose mouth
It is what is hidden that has a value
Secret.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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One night stand

One night stand by Adejola Joseph 
One night stand 
Your breast is like the firmness of a ripened apple 
Beautiful to the core
You are a diamond 
One night stand.
Give me one night stand 
I can't wait 
Hoping for a brace
One night stand I ask
Because you are all I need in a woman 
One night stand.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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Life goes on

Life goes on by Adejola Joseph
Life goes on
Live for today
And let tomorrow take care of itself
Life is fun
Don't hang somewhere being a sadist
Live life love life
Live to the fullest
Because life goes on.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025


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Free me

Free me by Adejola Joseph 
Free me 
I want to be free 
A bird in the air 
A fish in the sea
A lion in the forest 
A man on the soil 
A cat in its track 
I want to be free 
So, free me 
Freedom is priceless 
Freedom is a gift 
Freedom is joy
Freedom is heaven 
Freedom is fun 
I want to be free 
So, free me 
Free me like bondage is a chain 
Free me like incarceration is a sin
Free me like a prisoner on parole 
Free me like a game out of trap
Free me like a child out of the womb
Free me like water flowing from the stream 
Free me like a goat out of the rope
Free me like a prophet on the mountain 
Free me like a plane in the air 
Free me like a ship on the sea
So, free me 
I refused to be on the spot 
I refused to stay on the spot 
I am going to the promised land 
Land flowing with milk and honey 
So, free me.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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Envy

Envy by Adejola Joseph 
Envy 
Sores of a leper 
Injury of a bigot
Pollution of a fanatic 
Sadness of a sadist
Sorrows of a misogynist 
Conspiracy of a traitor 
Envy 
Envy is murderous 
An envious person can destroy or damage anything good 
Envy 
Envy is a sword in the heart
Piercing the body and the soul
Envy 
Never be envious no matter what 
Because envy will push you to the desert where there is no water 
Envy.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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Blind

Blind by Adejola Joseph 
Blind 
Blind as bat I see 
Hypocrites on every block 
Where are we?
Who are we? 
Blind.

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Mask

Mask by Adejola Joseph
Mask
Where does it come from?
What?
Delusive rationality!
Are we out of mind?
Senses drained and dried?
No!
What do you capitalized on?
Neutral ambition?
Stop writhing in pain
It halts not the rod
Good ambition...lofty ideas
But...sees no sun
Because it's all masked!
It's all choked...
Brutally masked;
Dreamer ponders
Where do we go?
So much confusionist now on this solidity and compound mass!
Pitifully roaming the streets and cities
Beautiful faces all over the place
But... what?
Check the hearts
Wounded and scarred!
Why?
Because all aspiration and lofty dreams are masked!
My God! Oh! Oh! My God! 
I see importation and exportation of internal emotions!
Gaunt flesh and long faces!
I am still fidgeting...
Shaking profusely
Pity- I pity them
Pathetic - I found them
Helpless - I see them
Trillions of hopeless "breathy" with enchanting unrealistic dreams!
Battalions of revolutionist with insufficient or non existent arsenals
They are tired!
Yes!
Weary!
Yes!
Loathsome!
Yes!
Intolerant!
Little touch streaming burst
I will slap you if you touch me.. reaction!
Who will help?
Under whose auspices
Would they find lingering hope?
Weak and frail
Fragile and suicidal!
Apocalypse is on the roof
Because all effort to freedom is masked
Mask I see despite the wailing
Struggles I see despite plenty
Moaning I see in the midst of profuse pleasure
Tainted hopes and unaided hands I see despite plenty
Irascible and copiously irking I am underwhelmingly soaked
My strength is sapped
I am little detailed on how to make a map of liberty
Fussed and confused I am
Perturbed and broken I am because all effort to come off the tunnel is... masked.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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Ballad for my daughter Demilade Ayomiposi Malia Joseph

Demilade Ayomiposi Malia Joseph by Adejola Joseph an award winning poet. Author of Cracks On The Walls .
Demilade
Spring out of ocean
Water in the desert
My sweetest princess
You are the epitome of beauty
Virtuous than all the glamours of rubies
My daughter
My pearl
I love you so much
I love you.

Copyright © Adejola Joseph | Year Posted 2025

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