WHY I WRITE

I write for the being in ME
I write for the scars in ME
I write for the sanity of my existence
Just like embers to flame
I write to rekindle my soul
When words fails , my pen bails My Ink travels where my leg wont reach
I write for love
Iwrite to live,
I live to write
I write to feel
I write to shed insecurities
Ill be a lotus and write even in the mud
I write for freedom!!!

HOME COMING

Hues of Gold and crimson red
Comets in the skies
Chalets and bright lights
Herald its Homecoming
Alas the Warrior arrived
He left Home for the War Front
Leaving a young wife with a son and yet another growing inside her
Her Fears Unknown, Her Hopes Bleaked
Seem like Daylight would never come
Yet held strong to the Faith she knew
The tales of her Fathers
Perserverance of  her Mothers
And on that day when he appeared through the door
It was Homecoming for her Likewise it was for Him.

That boy down the road is in pains
Yet he found solace in his silence
Tormented by the thorns of this world
The day he gave freedom to his speech
It was homecoming for Him

And as we toil in this dunya
Sun up to sunset, seeking the face of our Lord
Yearning for his Love and mercies
Hoping he would mend our broken hearts and lit our path
Seeking like a wayfarer till we breathe our last
And then  in Jannah when we meet it would be homecoming for us.

IN MY HEAD

Lately I have been in low spirits getting intimidated by the day  seeing youngsters reaching milestone and achieving a whole lot and I can only ask myself.. Was I born dumb or cant I be like them achieving feats and making a name for myself (harsh right) but thats the bitter truth , so many of us lose ourselves in the scope of seeing ourselves through the eyes of others, We were created differently , moulded to do different things . I know so many people must be in my shoes. The road is the same but the destination is different,I know for sure that I want to be different, I want to see smiles on peoples faces , I want to be a sucess, I want to love my family dearly, I want to play around with my kids , nurturee them with the word of God, I want to Grow everyday , radiating in joy and happiness in the Home of that lucky Man that would have me(O yes Indeed He is going to be a lucky Man), I want to help those who I can, and Finally Love God and be patient through His Trials for me( Every Man shall Indeed be tested , dont ask me the verse and Chapter .It is definitely in the Quran).All the list of wants are endless but am just gonna do one thing, Strive the best I can, be honest and diligent and I know it would come out all crispy and fine. To my fellow youngsters who are willing to make a difference, willing to make a name, We are not any lesser than the Yousafis , the Marck Zuckerberg of this World, We would extrude our inner talents , Weather the storm and we would come out shining and raising our heads up high and screaming " WE MADE IT" 
Am unsure of tomorrow but definitely know WHO holds tomorrow , why then should we worry .Till my next piece , Live , Love, Laugh , Pray... and munch pringles😘😘😘😘😘

FACES GONE WITH THE ROAD

FACES GONE WITHH THE ROAD

As I sit down to write this piece, a wave of nostalgia pierced through me, that feeling of the  Unknown yet feeling secured in your present state. I will be writing my final exams in few days and I could only but imagine where all this faces would be in few months to come.
Going 5 years  down memory lane, we as young adults with the wave to succeed stepped into the world of our own, a World where destinies was placed in our hands to make or to mar, young ,honest, innocent,naïve, strong , smart with youthful ebullience, through the tides and storms, in sickness and in health, the sacrifices,the nights, the dawn, the twilight, sunrise to sunset, sun up to daybreak, we fought, wrestled to carve a niche and place our name in the book of life. Along the line ,some died, some bowed to the clutchy hands of failure, some  denied their inner strength while some gone with the wind but here we arestanding through it all.
Fast forward to this moment, lost in my own world,delusions, nostalgia,paranoia is all I could feel. Our lives have entagled for 5 years, strangers we were but now swimming in the tide that fate brought us. As our oddysyey at this juncture ends, the world out there awaits us,the world where guys would fight to be men and ladies would declined to be tamed, the real world, the battle field,the podium, the centre stage it is.
Taking a cue from  my late friend ( I know him ooo)  Paul Walker, he had the heart of Gold that am sure, he said “You know  all that really matters is the people you love are happy, everything else is just a sprinkle on a sun day, So many friends classmtes have passed this road with us, but as journey continues, what will become of the friendship built, the secret shared, the night under the stars, the moments.. The very bare truth is that some faces would not  live to carve a niche in our hearts, some would be gone with the road,lost to wind , while the very few would have spaces reserved in the depth of our soul with chandeliers beaming over them, The pearls amongst us would walk this journey with us either physically or subconsciously and those other faces gone with the wind would disappear just like a pin in the ocean,water in the desert, shea butter in the sun, the tiniest memory of them would be erased .
Till the day we die, Some faces would never be seen, friendship turn sour, no love lost,no   love found, Paul walker tribute song (don’t blame, Allah made him awesome) goes thus “We only hope the light would guide our way and hold every memory as we go and every road we take would lead us home.
Mentally on a final note,my question for you,Who have you been in the past 5 years, a face that would be gone with the road or a name that would be carved in people’s heart. The future awaits us,the future is here,the future is now…… But we remain UNBENT,UNBOWED,UNBROKEN…
Pen  down : Adeyinka Zaynab Olaitan for Futa graduating Class of 2015
3rd September 2015, 2:30am

OUR WORLD

Welcome to our World, where planes rules the skies instead of Comets, where rockets flies instead of Birds, It is Indeed Our World where fireworks are seen more than the Glittering Stars...A world It is. Take a flash back 15yrs down memory lane, then you know the revolution train has come to stay, Our World is revolving,
   I cannot Personally forget when The 50 inch T.V rules our homes, The glitter on our faces when we sit down to watch cannot but be Imagined..We are like Rulers in our own Kingdom, The black and white screeching colour is another memory to relieve.Nowadays we say what is life without Colours Boring right..Coloured Plasma T.v sets with Full H.D display have replaced the black and white t.v which could be now compared to Sitting in Those Ancient Greek Amphitheatres.. Another area of gratitude to the Founding Fathers of Technology is The FLASHDRIVE AND MEMORY CARDS..we remember when we store our information on a diskette ,which Cannot be used without A Desktop Computer which inturns needs power supply to work The name NEPA comes to your mind ..I know your response already..Lets save it for another day..Information is Now Everywhere you go .because one can have easy acess to first hand data and information anywhere anytime
Laptops, Pamtops,Tablets have replaced "Our Big Ben" called the Desktop Computer..Imagine carrying a desktop everywhere one is going...Ridiculous I must say, It is so relieving to know that the Whole of ones data, information, Investment procedures can be stored on a latop which can be conveniently carried about...Our Laptops Should be renamed...POWER HOUSE..It controls more than what we can Imagine With varied operating systems and Inbuilt Features...
   On a Final note amidst other Innovations is the MICRO CHIP.. a small Bug like object that can be used to retrieve information from an object or subject without having direct contact...Power of REMOTE SENSING I must say... All these and more have changed our little society to Haven of World Changing Ideas, Fast Forward to 20years..May be Cars would run on water or even air, Cooking Cylinders without gas, Printing machine without catridges etc..I cannot wait to witness another era of technology transition..I know u cannot wait too..Once Again Welcome to our World where the Change Era is now!!!!

COOLNESS OF HIS EYES

Behind those hazel eyes
There lies a world of many phases
Even when you are in a haste
You just have to wait to hear those tales

Coolness of his eyes
Like mist and dew in the skies
With gentle mien like that of a dove

His eyes are just a faCcade
Even when u delve into the archive
The world of the Unknown
Even in your deepest fear you know
Life is but a phase
With the fastest thats who wins the race

The Coolness of hiz eyez
So sweet like the dawn of a new day
He ll struggle till its heyday
You bet Ill b waiting for you at the end of the day!!!!😊

ZAYNAB

" the darker the berry the sweeter the juice"
Wonder where she got her bright brain
She is dark and beautiful for a sane man brain
Veritable smile strides   through her beautiful face.
Right on  her face you see the honest love in the dark eyes of a girl
You see a well placed nose furnished with an honest smell.
Though for her dig and delve through childhood she remains unscathed by the wane of time,
Unscathed by the beleaguer pressure of mates who wear opprobrious clothe round the earth.
She took a faith that  teaches and hales women of  virtue
She Is my literary zaynab the rose that grew
From the concrete unscathed.
To zaynab Adeyinka for all my years
of promise I have finally come with a song that soothes  your ears.
" the darker the flesh the deeper the root".

THE LAND OF ISOLATED STATE

The Land of Isolated state
You run miles just to catch up with ur fate
But life says u are just in a haste

The Land of Isolated state
There my friend lives,called kate
She seems nervous about her state
But All is well says the 3 idiots to their mates

The Land of Isolated state
Life is just a passing phase
Even you are at the top of ur game
It would shove you down till you hesistate

The Land of Isolated state
Life wont give you chance to meditate
To the things u seem to appreciate
But Only the strongest stay at the end of the race

ABYSS OF SILENCE

A bottomless pit beyond.
A deep chasm beneath our reach
Which ravages the soul of man
His heart yearns 4 her
His intentions unknown
His speech sealed
She nursd emotions 4 him
she waited for his proposal which neva came
They died in Silence
Who won,They both lost to love.
She was raped,abused and molested
He threatened to kill if she mentioned his name
Questioned by d judge
She denied in his favour
His soul beaming wt devlish smile in d witness box
She lost her pride,He lost his dignity
He looted public treasury
You warned him
You threatened to spill
yet u kept silent,cos f d bond u share
His secret kept ,your diligence lost
Abyss of silence
tumbles like a whirlwind
our hopes would neva b restored
our dreams unfufilled
If we refuse to speak and let our voices soar
Fight for what we truly want
It would hunt and tame us till we go 6FT
beyond!!!

SUNSET

At the end of the road when all flags are hoisted with roots firm on our soil,
all shoulder raised,
hopes high,
hearts anxious......
Our hope would lie in fellowship of  the people we  raced  together....
just like the sheath and the sword,
when the war is over the sword returns home (the sheath)
And When that Golden brown ray of sun beclouds our face, we know  its time to go home
Home where we truly belong
And then our toil nd sacrifices will be the legacies printed on the sands of time
There and then we would remember those who made the race worthwhile
Those legacies will forever speak for us when we are long gone!!!
Am glad we met on this ODDSYEY Called LIFE

LOVE In SILENCE

He tries so hard,
He frets all bad,
When it comes to her
, He gets all fussy,
Though she is far,
Her soothing voice makes him all cozy.
She has no hint,
She bears no guilt.
She's got no idea,
How much he holds her dear
. She is such a marvel,
She puts him on rewind,
Her lips so beautiful,
They blow his mind.
He is so much in love with her, Even though, no one knows,
She ruptures his nerve,
Even if his feelings are undisclosed.
Her smile so bright,
It lightens his soul,
Her skin so dark,
It engulfs his soul
. In her innocence,
She lives without knowing,
In his silence, He cherishes her being.

Source: Akinyemi Gbemeleke 2015