WAKE UP written by Oke Oladayo

Let's leave that famous four letter words today
And converse on another beautiful matter.
What about those dreams?
Everything you said you'd do
Are you caught up with nightmares?
Or why haven't your dream come true?

But to every hands on desk
Fighting the dreads of poverty
Trying to conquer the hand to mouth syndrome
Your sweats are seen, they won't dry off in vain.
Just try more, crown awaits you.

For the newbies, seeing this cosmos as fun field
Still being fed either by silver or bronze spoon
I laugh in the language of the aliens
I do not understand their laughter
So does no one would understand when you're faced with realities.

©| Oke Oladayo, November 2019

AYOKA by Oke Oladayo

AYOKA

Letting alone the walls built,
Walls of war against our hearts;
Here I am, inside the unfriendly odds
Building castle for you my queen.
I know its arid, but I will dig!
Dig a well of peace beyond the crust
Where we would dream, live and love.
Ayoka, tie your gale, wear your ofi
My agbada is ready, its hand is colossal.
It can wrap your soul, body and spirit.
Open the gate of your heart
Let me park my cart.
Our blood and water need to collide
'Cos Mama reminded me of my age.
The hours of waiting has been casted
Into the valley of crying fire
Now it is time for you to espy my desire,
'Cos my palace awaits your arrival
Arrival of the queen that owns my heart.


(Ayoka is a traditional name from the south-western part of Nigeria.
Gale means hair tie
Ofi means traditional dress
Agbada means a traditional dress worn by men.)

Poem by Arin titled: What happened to us

What happened to us?
We’re still young,
We’re dumb,
Yet deep down we’re strong.
Loving you was not an option
Choose you to be my obsession
But what happened to us?

Screaming and Slamming doors
All in the name of what?
Your words tends to burn
Burning down my inner skin
Still I choose you over him.
What happened to us?

We’re too grown to be faking feelings
We’re all lost souls
Searching and trying to find true love
All those scars won’t heal up
I bent all rules for you
You still choose her over me!
What happened to us?

Broken in the world I masterminded
This fallacy wreaked me
The world is not silent
My pain is extremely loud
I lost myself while searching for you
Your memories ain’t worth keeping.
What happened to us?

Lovers of Art. (Life & Wait for me) Written by: Oyelami Oyebisi & Oke Oladayo

This Thing Called Life

Irrespective of race, age, ethnic, status or whatsoever
Everyone gets a taste of what life has to offer
Some gets a good one, others average or probably bad
In it people are exultant and also miserable
Yet even in misfortunes, misery and sadness
No one wants to let go of this thing called life.


Life is the mixture of pleasant and unpleasant happenings.
Here someone is shouting and leaping for joy,
There someone is dancing to the beats of anguish.
But the sky remains blue and the rain still falls on all.




Wait for me















 I may not tell you when I will be back
 I perchance didn't tell you anything at all
 Yes I acted so nonchalantly, so carefree
 I didn't reveal enough what I want
 I'm so bad at communicating my feelings
 You probably are in doubt of my feelings
 But one thing I know, it's you and you alone.
 So my love, wait for me.


 The see breeze echoed your name
And the winds spoke in your voice.
Your thoughts are lucid, dancing serenely in my heart;
Forgetting the flaws you created.
I heard wait, do you mean for you?
Or wait and see your shadow run again.
But if I'll wait,
I'll wait behind the shores of the endless darkness;
As I expect you walk to me in glitters.