Here I Am

  We Dey Ground Even the slightest jokes hurt the hardest 'cause in these times, a smile is much more expensive We're walking on ten toes, but our jaws are the hardest Burying every battle we almost won I know change may start with the person in the mirror But the mirror shapeshifts and turns its back on us How do we know our next destination? Hell is deep down, but our brains are already hot I lost a pesewa in my dream, and that's a nightmare; I can tell Trotros and other public transports are more appealing than porsches Fuel prices are inflating; I hope dinosaurs are not returning I swear, I tossed a coin into the sky and I still can't find it Don't try to advise yourselves; you are too young for responsibilities, I tell you We dey ground like seeds, but what do we yield? Nothing We speak of progress, masa it died with Nkrumah Loud mouths, so we're deaf already

  DOUBTS IN A CAGE I lock up my doubts in a cage, j ust so you would walk through For there is light in this life So open your eyes, now Hold my hand, closely Never let go;  I pray thee I pray for you every time Trade my voice to my thoughts, sometimes I get sores on my knees, j ust so you will never go down on yours Because I love you;  I love you, so much Such is truth that is very hard to destroy Do not lay your burdens on others, nor on rocks Have faith in me, w hile I still breathe They say this love is too much; i t is fully absurd But what choice do I have? That is the only arrow left in my quiver Do not listen to those that imitate me And do not listen to those that intimidate thee For I am the one you can look up to, a nytime Your truest companion and love

  IF WALLS CAN SPEAK If walls can speak, then my heart must dare to submit A few roars have led to so many wounds, I admit Time is the master, but God is beyond the first tick And the blood of righteousness; this that Christ Jesus is If walls do speak, then my heart must know no fear "I faltered, I failed"; then there is no more room for fear The blood that comforts all sorrows did tear That eternal joy would finally find its way in here

O Spirit, Fly with Me! O spirit, fly with me! Touch me with your bright feathers You are the heart of a mellow flamboyant And a million and more tissues fence you not Yet, ever green, refreshing you are, and as clean as snow Virtually a water spread, nonetheless a great fountain of power O hail you, spirit I hail! You are a burning spear, and a chain of raindrops You are a burden to pain You engage loss, and embrace gain Out of your flaming tongue comes such words That calm solemnly You are the walk of the lame And the eternal roar of the tame

  VENUS ON EARTH I could never understand how this life works Here, there is but a feeling that is beyond slumber I could leave my thoughts to mother Earth and her large breasts More than twenty-four hours, yet my mind lives in wonder   Never had I thought I could ever find you – The map was stolen; the scale was broken, then my heart too Three tools that never remain hidden: The sun, the moon, and the truth But there is a fourth tool; the sound and letter ‘u’   You are stuck between the letters ‘t’ and ‘v’ It is more evident that you are a stunner I was curious about the package you would be You were very strict because I did not matter   Many days have grayed; years might, soon You were only a dream, but these eyes do not deceive me Do I deserve your sweet, singing voice, and your smooth groove? Beauty may lie in the eyes, but every part of my body can feel you   I remember the first day; while the sky felt darker I ha...

HIDDEN TRUTH I am that which you might hardly define My absence is poor And my presence is divine Your eyes are far from the truth But your hand is closer to it Unveil this mask And tell the world that I lie