Inspired Night |
It was my friends birthday party at Paper Club
but it was Ama's rendition of Paper Mood
that got me in the mood
for a night of inspired edutainment
that aptly began with blessings and thanks to God;
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Posted by Tolu on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST |
Severed Hands |
The hue that shapes tomorrow
like yesterday in times of Jim Crow
where Parks were divided by shades
as tree trunks and barks fades
with each ray of light
that shines through a prism
and colours...
Posted by Tolu on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:47:00 PST |
Expedition |
My feet grow numb as each step I take
Drains life out of me
My legs are heavy and the sand beneath my feet
Swallow each metatarsal and my ankles
Struggle to break free from the shackles
Of the...
Posted by Tolu on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:26:00 PST |
Still |
She lay still
as the dead in a cold dark place
still as the waters in the psalmists song
still she lays, wrapped in cold swaddling clothes
drips of cold flowing waters
passing stilly through her veins...
Posted by Tolu on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:23:00 PST |
Sirius Calling |
Images swirl in my headOf men being one with the deadSouls of men snatched from their bedGrim seduction in a third world shedSlowly creeping into his head.Murdering souls of emaciated women on redOcto...
Posted by Tolu on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:45:00 PST |
New Life |
I was born of the stencil and the scalpelBoth prodding the thinly layered fleshBeneath my mother's womb6 red days of constant agony afterTwo hundred and sixty eight days of heavy lifting and laughter&...
Posted by Tolu on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:53:00 PST |
Game of Death |
Simplicity paves the way for pugilistic invincibility
Dexterity softens the blows of adversity
Each time the clock ticks
My soul tucks
Itself into the bed of necessity,
My mind soars through mid air
E...
Posted by Tolu on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST |
My Life; Death's Life |
My Life; Death's Life
I am born into this world and given MY LIFE!I get fed, I get weaned I get cleaned;Someone else is in control of me!I reach adolescence and told to take control of MY LIFE...
Posted by Tolu on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:23:00 PST |
