Dreams on the run

I want to do this,
I want to do that,
I wish i could do this,
I wish i could learn this,
So many dreams,
So many hopes,
Seconds turn into minutes,
Minutes turn into hours,
Hours turn into days,
Days turn into weeks and months
And before I know it, Years have come and gone.

Reasons turn into excuses
Procrastination becomes a way of life,
"I do not have money",
"It's too expensive",
And the dreams start dying,
And I start to drift from my goals and the things that makes me happy
To the things that others and society expects me to do,
I get sucked into the cycle of doing-any-job-that-pays-well-with-no-satisfaction,

I am not a millionaire......YET
But i do not want to wait till then to start fulfilling my dreams,
So today, i make a promise to myself,
Be it a thousand naira or a hundred naira Iv got left on me,
Id start living all the dreams i can with what i can afford
And not wait anymore, for fear of never getting to achieve any and i run out of time.

So today, I begin to do the things i love,
The things that brings laughter and joy to my days and nights
For only in being happy can i make others happy.

Strength of Love

Amidst the crowd i saw you,
we walked towards each other, pulled by fate,
you smiled and the world receeded to just a space in time,
i was caught up in you,
we laughed, we talked,
kept late nights, nobody wanted to sleep,
we could not get enough of each other's voices.
oh! it was bliss!

Distance came and we found ourselves back in reality,
i tried to let go but i had tasted bliss and could not let go,
time came and went, we reconnected,
i still found solace in you,
you still had the power to make me invincible even across distance,
we were in love.

we struggled to keep afloat,
against all the ravages of loneliness,
the same mouth that could bring me joy,
i discovered could bring tears too,
i cried into my pillow every night,
a calm and serene girl, turned into a complaning and nerve-wrecked lady,
i could not recognise myself anymore yet i held on.

my words stopped making sense to you,
and you lost the novelty of falling in love wit me,
and became as comfortable as old shoes,
and i wondered where it all went wrong,
i have nothing left to give,
i have nothing left to offer,
i can no longer hold on.

defeat is not wat im admitting to,
rather, victory that that i could love so wholeheartedly,
and courage is wat tells me to let you go,
for i am no longer able to withstand,
and neither do i want to give in to the pain,
so farewell, my love,
be happy and may another stronger than i,
give you the love you need.

Ifunanya

Here's to one of my cryptic friends....

He said ‘If there is ever anything called love,  don’t  tell me you feel it, perceive it, sense it or see it….DO IT”
He was not alone in his thinking
And I thought to myself
Doesn’t he SEE it?
Doesn’t he FEEL it?
A mother’s love for her child
Her need to see to see her child fed and comforted supercedes hers
Her desire to see him prosper
And her unwavering decision to trade her life for his if need be
Doesn’t he hear it?
In the voice of a woman mourning her husband,
Her anchor in the past years
Her shield in the hardships of daily events
Doesn’t he DO it?
In the prayers offered for the survival of a friend?
To see the pain leave his weary body
Everywhere we turn to, we see love
It can be seen, it can be felt, it can be touched
But most importantly, it can be DONE.
If still not convinced,
Look to the skies and ponder on God’s infinite Love for man
For indeed that is the Totality of Love.

Run, Run, Run
Were the sounds echoing in his ears
Faster, Faster, Faster
His legs flew over the asphalt like a gazelle on the mountaintops
His heart beat an unnatural rhythm
Not able to keep up with the adrenaline
But refusing to give out either
Hide, Hide, Hide
All before him were open fields,
With no shelter insight
This may be his last
But he is determined not to go down without fighting
He kept pace as fast as he could
‘WHAM’
The ground rose up to meet him
A hand clamped on his neck
Wrestled him to the ground
He reared his head and heard the sound of ripping flesh
‘yayyy, score 1 for me’
It has become survival of the fittest
An air piercing scream rent the air
He raised his eyes and looked into the eyes of his captor
He was defeated
But he sure will fight until up last breath
He thought to himself ‘it is the 24th Dec and this freaking human have gone on a killing spree again’

Memoirs of a GOAT

Smashed

It started like every normal day
but ended with anger, tears and dissappointment
my heart shattered
and i slowly picked up the pieces
it was our first quarrel

i needed you
i wanted to hear your voice
i felt so lonely and needed your arms around me
but you were busy and couldn't hear my cry
my heart shattered and the broken pieces of the 1st tym had splintered again
i slowly gathered them together again and tried holding tight
it was our 2nd quarrel

i spoke and you turned deaf
i cried and you turned blind
i asked why and you turned dumb
my double splintered heart shattered again
and this time there were tiny little pieces of my heart everywhere
it was our 3rd quarrel

i confronted you and you shunned me
i pleaded and you gave me ultimatums
i begged and you turned away
my triple splintered heart shattered again
i went to pick up the pieces but
there was nothing left, it had turned to fine powder
i sat and wept beside my heart
Now i have no heart to give u
Alas, the story of a love gone sour

Tender Love

Oh yes...We've all felt this feeling that left us trembling, butterflies in our bellies....well here is one of mine.

It was a night to remember,

Holding hands, whispering under the moonlight,

Voices so low that we didn’t need to hear the words out of our mouth,

Because we could hear it in our hearts.

 

The night breeze enveloped us, shading us from the unpleasantness of the evening,

The night animals left us in our own world as we became oblivious to the rest of humanity,

And as we gazed into each other’s eyes,

Words weren’t needed.

Our souls spoke for us,

It was d night we fell in love

It is not just the words you say

It is not just the way you look at me

It is in the way I can see your heart in the words you whisper

It is in the way I can feel your heartbeat when you talk to me

It is in the way your eyes darken to pools of desire

The way your smile lights up your face and my world wen our eyes meet

I take in a breath and the essence of you goes to my head and to my very being

And whispers “ I love You”.

N.B abeg o make una no ask me wetin do the love after o....

This is one of those pieces closest to my heart.


Colors of the rainbow slither through life,
A kaleidoscope is all I see,
Your smiles I treasured,
And I thought we had all the time in the world ,
To enjoy and treasure each other.
Then suddenly, the rainbow begins to fade
The light begins to flicker like a dying candle
One minute u are here, next minute, poof! You are gone
I will give the world just to have one more day with you
And i have never needed u before like I do now
But even in my darkest moment,
The gentle breeze carries your scent
And I feel a caress on my cheek and then I know
Out of sight, yes, but Out of mind, never.
Your love ever present especially in your absence keeps me sane.
I love you Dad.

Hurt Love

Like china plates breaking,

Like glass figurines splintering to pieces,

Like tumblers smashed against the wall,

So is my heart in pieces when you left me, 

With no hope of being restored.

Tough yet fragile,

Outspoken yet shy,

I gave all and more

Yet it was less than enough

And you left and took my joy away.

Time they say, heals all wounds

But eternity would only serve to remind me,

How much I loved and lost.