My Lord please I’m sorry I won’t return to my sin again Relieve me of this sinful agony Free me from this pain I’m sorry for taking grace For granted All I need is your embrace And I will be contented I’m sorry for despising your word Taking your warnings to be vain I know… Continue reading A SINNER’S CONFESSION by Osoba Taiwo Peter
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BIRTH BY IMAGINATION
I will unchain my imagination Free it from every limitation Build a hedge around all forms of resistance Energise it with the semen of persistence… Then I will soar high above like an eagle! When heavenly voice vouched for my immortality When the voice vowed: “Your thoughts are you”, it then unequivocally meant: “I am… Continue reading BIRTH BY IMAGINATION
BIRTH BY IMAGINATION
I will unchain my imagination Free it from every limitation Build a hedge around all forms of resistance Energise it with the semen of persistence… Then I will soar high above like an eagle! When heavenly voice vouched for my immortality When the voice vowed: “Your thoughts are you”, it then unequivocally meant: “I am… Continue reading BIRTH BY IMAGINATION
I BOUGHT HIS THOUGHT
Caught in the midlands of words in my head, Thoughts like a cry you hear at night, so clear, The knowledge of me is giving me fear… Well, I’ll keep displaying my teeth all day long. Cry at night by the candles, smile at morn with the new sun: Slowly I’m turning into a stained,… Continue reading I BOUGHT HIS THOUGHT
FORGIVE ME WHEN I WINE
Oh! God, forgive me when I whine: I have my breathe, the world is mine; With feet to take me where I’d go; Mouth to eat, to say so and so With eyes to see the sunset’s glow; And ears to hear, a mind to know… Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I’ve been… Continue reading FORGIVE ME WHEN I WINE
SECOND CHANCE
I remember sleeping with my eyes closed My mind blank, off I dose. Suddenly I arose In a place strangely unfamiliar I saw a light shining like the sun at night I drew close But this was no light; I beheld fire, In it were liars, I saw rappers and musicians, Burning in eternal torment,… Continue reading SECOND CHANCE
THE LOST POEMS
My thoughts conjure up these verses. I beheld its beauty as it passes. Beautiful lines carved into my face, Scribbled inklessly on the air, Fleeting past, before my face. Ah, they escape as I try to keep them there! Gone before I could summon my pen! I willed them back but away it is gone.… Continue reading THE LOST POEMS
LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL
Dear Halston, I received your last correspondence In it you expressed some concerns You said you watched the news and heard the stories And shuddered at the fiery savagery of my country You called the jihadists beasts and the crime kingpins soulless You decried the corrupt leaders and spat on my government And you wondered… Continue reading LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL
CRUCIFIXION
LORD how shall I own Thee dying on the cross For the world’s redemption to redeem our loss? Where with thorns they crowned Thee, I would see a rose Thy pierced hands uplifted raise us from our woes. Where the spear once entered Saviour draw me in, Let the blood and water cleanse me from… Continue reading CRUCIFIXION
WHO AM I? by Oku-ola Abiola Paul
My writings Explain my feelings My words Express my worlds Read my piece See my ‘is’ It was born Out of my worn Sometimes I speak softly Other times I come funny Sometimes I am harsh Other times I might cause a clash But I am that voice That cries With words on pages “Let… Continue reading WHO AM I? by Oku-ola Abiola Paul