Mom and Dad

Mom and dad:
A million times we needed you,
A million times we cried,
If love alone would have saved you both,
You would have never died.
...If all the world was ours to give,
We would give it years and more,
To see you coming up the steps,
And walking through the door.
To hear your voice and see your smile,
To sit and talk a while,
To be with you that same old way,
Would be our fondest day.
Two hearts of gold stopped beating,
Four smiling eyes closed to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

By Tayo Adekoya

Today I woke up

Today I woke up


and everything was okay



All of yesterday's problems are gone



they left with the setting sun



Today I woke up



everything was fine



my slate is as white as snow



with every morning's sunrise



Today I woke up



the sun's rays quenched my thirst



today was much better than yesterday


much better than the first



Today I woke up



all issues were ceased



crime, oppression, and poverty



war, famine, and disease



Today I woke up



All troubles have passed away



the sun showed over the horizon



and it was a brighter day



Today I woke up



Filled with hope and optimism



I made my first step to change the world


Yours truly,

LazioM.A.N


lazioman.blogspot.com

I want to go

I want to go
where the days are always clear
the horizon is bright, nothing to fear
where all day the sun will shine
there are no winters, not a cloud in the sky
The sun- a majestic yellow hub
drapped in a ground canopy of blue
where the waves break softly

I want to go,
where pounded yam is free
and Egusi is a call away
where suya is spicy
and moi moi is yummy

I want to go
where moonlight fills the night sky
As a silver sphere in a blanket of stars
giving me just enough light
to see your face and the absence of flaws
In this place there are no worries
all cares for a moment-brushed aside
and my mother's sweet voice is the only thing
that breaks the sound of the tide

I just want to go home,
Where love is genuine

Yours Truly,
Lalazo

Who are you?

You are beautiful



--but critical



Your face, amazing



--but questioning



Your love, so engaging



--but your way is restrained



Who are you?



I can only hope to know....

When I wake up tomorrow

When I wake up tomorrow



everything will be okay



All of yesterday's problem are gone



they left with the setting sun



When I wake up tomorrow



everything will be fine



my slate is as white as snow



with every morning's sunrise



When I wake up tomorrow



the sun's rays will quench my thirst



because I know that day will be



much better than the first



When I wake up tomorrow



all issues will be ceased



crime, oppression, and poverty



war, famine, and disease



When I wake up tomorrow



All troubles have passed away



the sun will show over the horizon



and it will be a brighter day



When I wake up tomorrow



Filled with hope and optimism



We will change the world