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Benjamin Adekunle

Oh Ariyike,

You’ve made me a fool 
A laughing stock to all
An example for those who dare tread that path

Even after bringing down the heavens for you
You went with the sands
The ocean I brought to your doorstep
You became wet when little rain poured
Your legs vibrated and synced as it came hard
your feet closed up and the neighbors heard 

Oh they heard!

Thinking I was planting for the next harvest

I was greeted with heads shaking and little hisses
You laid it all at the market square. The
leaves came down. Your buttocks to the world. 
My dignity in the mud. 

So did Akala.  Oh Ariyike

#nigerianwriter
#nigerianpoet
#love
#yqdidi
#yqtales
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Benjamin Adekunle

A terrible day forever 

Each passing day brings different scenes
But it always ends the same
Please forgive her sins

She was rushed out furiously shaking 
and gasping audibly
She was brought in, calm and still

Never to be disturbed 
Never to witness the growth of her offspring 

09-12-2002
The night nothing made sense  Rest well, mom ♥️

#death
#memories
#nigerianwriter
#nigerianpoet
#mom
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Benjamin Adekunle

I've been alive forever
I wrote the very first lines and placed melodies together 
I write of love and special things - death 

My home lies deep within you
A place I have in your soul
Even sometimes when you've got no clue
I know it all before you glow

Once you rise above the confusion and noise
Beyond this earthly illusion and my croaked voice
The vision has been planted
Water it in your sleep 

Wake up and shine.  Alive forever

#thoughts
#yqdidi
#yqbaba
#nigerianpoet
#nigerianwriter
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Benjamin Adekunle

If not anything 
Let me tell you one truth…

I have seen love
I felt it
I gave myself to it. 
We had nights together, preparing for the future 
Our mornings were filled with what we’ll do when night comes. 

She left at the crack of dawn. 
and
“I’ve been scared of the future, thinking about the past 
while missing out on now.”

It’s been a thousand miles from comfort.  Thousand miles from comfort 

#love
#heartbreak
#yqdidi
#yqquotes

Thousand miles from comfort love #HeartBreak #yqdidi #yqquotes

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Benjamin Adekunle

Don’t cry for me today
I don’t want to be the reason you forget how to smile

Be strong and laugh
I’ve only gone to rest. 
You’ll see me in a little while.

Do not keep your sad face
I’m in a much better place. 

Do not let your tears fall
You know I’m not there to wipe them all. 

I’m begging you to be strong
I know my life wasn’t long. 

Live every moment as if it were your last.
I won't forget any memories that have passed.

Cherish life and love 
As I watch from above.  Uncover

Uncover

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Benjamin Adekunle

Today I saw it all. 

From cradle

Two elderly friends talking about people they’ve lost
One at a time, they recounted memories
Oh! They talked about the good & bad
with a little regret here & there. 

To the grave 

After the last name, they both looked at 
each other and laughed. 

It was late 
soon they won’t hear their names 
and
They knew.  Death & memories

Death & memories

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Benjamin Adekunle

Lately I’ve been thinking of Samson.

A dear friend, a good brother. 
Always looked fierce with a gentle heart and a funny accent. 

The only seed - the only son. 
Mid-term came and the sun came down on his family
Israfael took joy, sadness swept over Navy Town. 

I remember,
The days he’d try to teach me how to ride his bicycle
By the roadside close to Victor’s house before Officer’s quarters. 
We’d go for hours, and laugh at my many falls with Tope. 

I lost him, and I never rode a bicycle.

Rest well, Samson Dakoru. 
Thank you for the memories.  Rest well, Samson. 

#nigerianpoet
#yqdidi
#yqthoughts
#death
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Benjamin Adekunle

He’s never one to boast
Or look for praises

He goes on quietly, providing for those 
he loves the most
Even when life threw a hard pill for him - he downed it and moved forward

Baba Artillery!
His wants are very few
To see his children succeed is his only view 

He isn’t a hero 
Known by the world
But a hero he is
To his children 

Happy birthday, Popci
We’ll still visit your America.  Happy birthday, dad. 

#birthday
#yqdidi
#ydquote
#nigerianwriter
#nigerianpoet
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Benjamin Adekunle

I want to be with you
Till the years are maping on your face 
and my strength has been passed to our offspring.

I want to be with you
Till the years make your memories fade a little 
and I can't see clearly anymore.

But for now
Keep getting served breakfast till we meet. I want to be with you. 

#yqdidi #yqbaba
#nigerianwriter #love

I want to be with you. #yqdidi #yqbaba #nigerianwriter love

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Benjamin Adekunle

I fear for tomorrow 
I fear for things that time will make happen
I fear for the time my sister will be old, and I will be too

Oh Adeola,
You'll be left to tell our tales till the Lord calls you too. 
I look forward, and my heart bleeds for you 

I fear for tomorrow 
Trying not to miss out on today,
and living for now.  Time & Tomorrow

#yqdidi #yqbaba
#nigerianwriter #nigerianpoet
#death
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