LONE TALE

I am that child
I am that girl
That daughter
Your Friend and your Foe
Your muse and Your bane
Your Shield and your sheath
Your Happiness and Sad times
Your apex and your bottom
Your peace and uproar
I yearn for friends, I got them
I wanted love, I was showered
But that Solitude never left
That Feeling of the Unknown
I seek the face of my Rabb
To fill my heart with His love
To guide and strengthen me
To conquer the wars of this world
And till I leave this World
I would always be alone yet in the midst of many........

ODE TO OUR AGED

Ode to the aged
Who have seen many moons and  nights
Sweet innocence of old age
They talk less and sigh heaviliy
Wrinkles replaced lines of laughter
They once danced , now they hardly move
They do not  belong to our juvenile world
where we hugged vices like our second skin
They once laughed now they hardly smile
Counting their days on planet Earth
We complain Of Grandma spilling the Milk
Yelling at Grandpa for not eating
We never know our loss until  the Most high takes them from us
We replaced the time we didnt spend with them with a talk of the town burial
What use is the money to them
Woe is a life not spent with loved ones.
My dear dance to the music while its playing.
The music will stop, You will die
Your Tombstone will be stepped on...
Live while you can
May we all age gracefully...

.................Adeyinka Zaynab

LAST LOVE

Last hug
Last kiss
Last supper
The skies have darkened
Mother Earth is trembling
Gunshots and rebels everywhere
Mother where are thou, Father you promised to lead me always
Sister and Brother fled
I am my own man
This war wont tame  me
Out of the rubbles Ill emerge
Unbent unbowed and Unbroken
With sword and its sheath
Ready to conquer the storm of this cruel world....

But I still miss the warmth of home

PRISONERS TALE

It was in God'd Vineyard
The fan rolled innocently on their long faces
They sat in scattered rows
Men of different race , age and frame
Looking lost with forlorn faces
I searched through their souls
All I saw were broken and dead dreams of a brighter and better future
They know not of tomorrow whose suspense we linger for
They know not of the sweet sound of home, fun and laughter
The jolly memories of yesteryears is now a mystery
Is it  the happiness they forget
Or the misery they choose to clinge to.
Were their destinies cursed
Could this be fate...
When they would be free from this strong walls of captivity
Only THE MOST HIGH KNOWS!

TALES BY TORCHLIGHT

We have slyed the moon and Gone to bed....
We used to walk the nights with the moon....
Time happened.......And we went to sleep without those tales of the ancient...

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I looked at this mug of cofee
It had lain there for 20 years
Dust and cobwebs all over
Yet all it echoes is your name

Adeyinka Zaynab

VALZ PAPPARAZZI

In few hours time ,the world would be agog about valentine.
VAL. VAL. VAL
But Hey u share roses, flowers, chocolate and the likes.
Basking in the euphoria of the red and white feeling.
How many hungry kids have you fed.
That thirsty child have you given him/her water.
How many kids whom have been deprived of their rights have you
stood up for.
Have you relieved that Old Man/woman of their bags.
How many peels of banana have you removed from the streets.
When you have done some or even more than these.
Then thats true love my dear
Are we not hunted by the cries of the children in captive.
Are we not tamed by the wailing molested teenagers.
Dont our hearts cry out for the victims of terrorist attacks.
Lets stop celebrating this festival of immorality.
Wallowing in jeopardy and self destruction.
Love should be a daily ritual.
Wake up, live ,smile and be a RAINBOW to someone's life.
Many things would catch your eye but some would catch your heart, follow those.
Lets open our eyes and stop closing it to d ILLS of our society.
Love  is UNCONDITIONAL ,its not SEASONAL.
Its not a February affair,
Its lifelong!!!