Ola Olawale Common Poems
- 1. The City-state
Dear city-state
Why are you so unfortunate
If you have cross the gods
Let go to the shrine
... - 2. The Island
Small in land mass
Mighty in humanity
And Sacrifice of no measure
A place of where leadership lives
... - 3. Nightmare
Do not kill me
I am not a criminal
What is my crime?
I just said
... - 4. The Innocent Child 2
No little angel
I replied with humor
You have chosen not a wrong place
And there is a place for you here!
... - 5. A Dangling Hope
Seconds after seconds
Minutes turns hours
Hours clock months
Months birth years
... - 6. The African Child
Oh! African child
Today is your day
We all gathered
To celebrate you
... - 7. Do Not Kill Me I Will Die
Do Not Kill Me I will die
I am Anikulapo
Death in my pouch
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