Listening to the silence

In the room all alone
No movement anywhere
Sun rays coming through closed windows
I am in a corner listening to the silence
Can you hear it?
I can hear it clearly
I can hear it loudly
Listen

Selah

In the silence I hear the cry of forgotten dreams
In the silence I hear the voice of my reasoning
Broken promises, lies told
Secrets kept, childhood fears
Listen again

Selah

I hear the voice of a child
"I am gonna be great" he says
I look into his eyes
I see my reflection.
I look at him again
Now he is smiling
He holds my hand
And leads me to a large room.
The sign above the door says "Room of forgotten dreams"
I look at my dreams and aspirations
Wow. Wow
The child tugs at my sleeves
He asks
When did you stop believing?
What happened to you?
I close my eyes and hold back tears
I wipe the tears and open my eyes
I am back in that corner
Hands on my head, mouth sealed
I ask the silence "what happened to me?"
"How did I get here?"
In the silence, I hear another voice
Soft. Simple. Calm.
Soothing and relaxing.
"Be still and know I am God"
#hope
And the silence continues

Selah


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The YADA piece

This spoken word piece was inspired by YADA. Hope y'all like it.

My heart aint at rest with my generation,
Plenty talk, plenty condemnation,
From our leaders are bad and corrupt,
To our system is lame and disrupt.
Like the Jews we await a messiah,
And then boom! Abracadabra,
All our problems will go away.
(Laughs)
Look into the mirror, there is Nigeria's messiah,
If this generation won't learn from the mistakes of our heroes (coughs) past,
Then this generation might just be the last.
My people, Nigeria, perish for lack of knowledge,
You think I am lying check the elite class.
The beggars are riding horses and the princes are walking.
Money miss road is the story of the generation before and may remain the same for the generation after.
What are we gonna do?
What is the solution to our problems?
Its time for a new mindset,
A mind set on the right things,
Set on the right principles.
A mind set on the right information,
Set on the right knowledge.
Y.A.D.A- you deserve to know the truth
Y.A.D.A- the truth will set you free
Y.A.D.A- its time to experience the right knowledge
Y.A.D.A- transforming the Nigerian youth from the inside out
YADA- a revolution is coming

Coming soon. The new YADA website
www.yadamag.com
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Keep Speaking Video

Here is a video for one of my favourite pieces. I did that at Tolu Akanni's book launch. Enjoy

Get Away

I don't know what this is. Just came here and started typing this...

Get away, fly away,
I think I want to run away,
So much to do, so little time,
So little time...

You see, I can't even write. I need inspiration. I don't even know what is up with me. Somebody say a prayer for me. Please.

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On High

This is another spoken word piece inspired by my new book, Me & Jesus. Enjoy

I am on a different high,
I am high on the Most High,
And His son, Jesus,
Who has been lifted on high,
Not by me, but by the Most High.
This Jesus is highly lifted up,
So high, that when we look up,
We see Him seated on the right side of the Most High,
Man, I am on High,
So high, It is like I am on cloud nine, ten or 99.
This Jesus who was put on the cross,
Is risen on high, high above the galaxies.
I am on high because,
Anytime I think & try to fathom Him,
I get on a different high.
So high, so high, so high,
Can't you see Him?
Have you not heard of His fame?
If you have not seen or heard,
Abeg look on high,
You will see Him there, shining in the light of His glory,
My God is on high,
He aint a local champion (Wetin you dey talk?)
I am so high, I can touch the sky like Kanye,
This Jesus not only walks, He soars with me,
Me on His wings, gliding up in the air, He is on high,
And now He runs this town, not only tonight,
But forever, He is the King of kings and Lord of lords,
He is on high.
He rules this body, His temple
I am on high,
If you still no get this tory
Check the Most High's love letter to man,
Then maybe you will understand why,
This son of the Most High is on high!

Audio coming soon...

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Me and Jesus

The new book I am writing inspires this poem. I hope that even as you read it you will be blessed.
 

Friends come and go,
Me and Jesus still remain .
Family can betray you,
Me and Jesus are still tight.
People judge and criticise,
Me and Jesus know what’s up.
The enemy tries to steal my joy,
Me and Jesus overcome.
I am so in love with Him,
He is the One who rescued me.
I am so in love with Him,
He is the One who takes care of me.
I am so in love with Him,
Under His arms, I find peace.
I am so in love with Him.
My burdens and fears are on Him.
I don’t care what this world may bring,
I don’t care what anyone thinks,
Someday I will see Him,
(and me and Jesus)
We will live happily ever after.
Selah!

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Poetically Speaking is available for download!!!

Hey guys!

Poetically Speaking is now available for download here

It features spoken word pieces from me and music from eMJoy, Phis-A-Man, Von Trap, Adot and Je'Kob from The Washington Projects...

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