CAGED

When a man is in love
He sees nothing
Believes nothing
Hears nothing
He is so consumed in himself
As wrongs makes right
And faults become common place
He sees things out of the ordinary
So ignorant and oblivious of the world around him
As he lives a caged life within a box
Until he’s left in shambles and left to …die….

THE AGONY OF MISSING YOU

I wish you could search the depths of my mind and soul
To see how my heart leaps in bounds just thinking about you
I wish you knew how much you brought smiles to my face
With your presence that could light up a room
You totally had me holed and consumed in your grip
Hounded and bounded on all fours
like a ram taken to slaughter
As my heart falls prey to your love…

FLAMES OF YOUR FIRE

You taught me to love
You taught me patience
You taught me to dream
You taught me how to win
You taught me to be wise
You taught me how to be strong

Months and weeks have since passed
and I’m wondering how you broke this wall
of a cage built around my heart for the unknown
You defied my fright and shattered my defenses
stealing me away from my lil shell and anxieties

Baby, I’m indebted to you for your love
for the flames of fire in your eyes,
the sensation that you bring
that keeps burning each time
my thoughts drifts to you...

FORGIVE ME

Forgive me....
Forgive me friend if I hurt you
Look past my mistakes when I offend you
For am like the lil baby learning her first steps

Forgive me when I come across as too corky
I have never claimed to know it all
For the monkey only learns to jump by practicing

I may have faltered in my words
Unbecoming in my actions towards you
But that makes me human
Full of flaws and imperfections

I may have gone on like I don’t care
But I care about you buddy
I care about what you think of me
Cuz someday we’d be needing each other’s help

So tell me when I hurt you
So I can always seek your face
And our hearts can always be at peace
Knowing that we need one another
Like fingers of the same hands

ITCH

Infatuation is our ruse

Clothed in the garb of true feelings

to satisfy an itch

That will never take on the shape of true love

A DREAM FULFILLED

As the world watches the euphoria of electing a black president to the white house, a first in the history of the United states, I couldn’t help but admire the courage and strength of the american people and its politics of hope over fear and division.Deservedly, this moment represents a defining moment in the lives of so many particularly what it represents to the African Americans who have had to endure discrimination and segregation based on the color of their skin.Selfless Americans fought hard for equal rights and justice.Several unsung heroes watered our ground with their bloods to see this day when whites and black will unanimously stand together and elect a man not based on color or race but by the strength of his character which Martin Luther King (jr) amplified through his lifetime and died for on the altar of freedom from oppresion.

Today, we see a man who rose from the valley to being the worlds’ number one.A man who rose from very humble beginings in life, who had to endure the severance and love of a father and came from the bottom of the ladder to rule the world.He fought the world ahead of him through the many challenges and triumped over race, color, creed and defeat to a steady rise in life through the many ranks of being elected the first African American president of the prestigious Harvard law school to being to a community organiser, a distinguised state and federal legislator

He could have been out on the field working on wall streets, chairing various boards and committees or heaping tons of money practising as a proffesional attorney but the love and service to makind he had within his loins wouldn’t let him.Through the windy and harsh weather, he had his sleeves roled up and onto the streets to help ordinary folks who had lost their jobs, their homes and indeed their future.He stood up for them, heard their cries, gave voice to the voiceless and hope to the hopeless when the world wasn’t watching this immaculate man.He rose above partisan politics knowing that the bond that streaks us together as a people goes far beyond what seperates us as we share a common destiny, a common goal, a common future.

Out on the streets, you could see the perplexity on people’s face.Tops on their mind is the worsening economy.Sitting around their kicthen tables moaning over their job losses, foreclosed houses and an income that’s bearly enough to pay the tuition of their kids after their house rents.In bars, coffee shops, offices, the story is the same.People have long lost their hope in government and their leaders until….At this defining moment in history, we’re reminded of how you taught us to believe that government isnt always the answer, that too often government is the problem to the solutions that we seek but that we needed to reach deep into our indivdual souls for that abiding strong faith that defines the american spirit.You reminded us of your unlikely story which momentarily spurred you into stardom and that each one of us can reach the same mountain tops through the many odds on our way with a fortitude that brings out the best in us.I doff my hat, President Obama.Your a man of grit, wisdom, intellect and even temperament.A unique source of inspiration to the many folks out there you taught to believe, who have lost hope in themselves and have been given to crime because of lack of supervision and a father that has taken flight due to the many challenges and fraustrations of day to day living.You have succesfully resuscitated the american dream in folks knowing that we can win if only we dared one more time irrespective of how many times we get knocked down.President Obama, I dare say that you have re-invigorated the beliefs of the american people throughout your campaign with our hard won trust, your uprightness and an uncanny ability to always speak the truth when faced with make-break situations which could unnerve any mean man.

The party is over now and in the minds of the so many hearts you have won around the world, lies a heavy responsibility which rest upon your shoulders to deliver the dreams of our founding fathers.People are waiting and anxiously too, to see this dream fulfilled.The dreams for which our heroes defied the assasins bullet to die for that we may be free and enjoy the fruits today.The dream is here now.. we saw it a long time coming.It’s here now.God bless America

OLUMIDE FAMILUSI

Sleep Eternally

I'm still in total shock and disbelief.
My heart is broken and really sore
I'm still in utter disillusionment
How, why comes out so often from my words
Too many questions with little or no answers
Why would life be so cruel to steal a loved one

I'm here wishing this isn't true
That by some miracle, you will come to life
You fought hard in the face of tribulations
You waged a battle against death every day
You could have cheated on death again,
But you faulted and it had its last laugh

I don't know where to start, what to say
How can life be this cruel and callous
We shared so many things together
Looked out for each other every night
We were sources of comfort to each other
Shared our burdens and troubles together

Now, your there six feet below earth
Your clock suddenly stopped ticking
Leaving behind heavy mourners
who knew you, your good works
who thought life would always go on with you
But how sad, death decided to take you away

Pat, although your gone to rest
will always cherish all that we shared
All the times we sat hours on end
Gisting about nothing in particular
But just been there to while away time
and be comfort to each other

Your thoughts live on in the lives
Of all that knew you.
Your life was worthyAnd we're happy,
though short but meaningful
I pray for the repose of your soul
And that you find peace and a place to rest
In the bosom of our Lord Jesus Christ

Adieu...Patricia

OLUMIDE FAMILUSI