Olúwafèyíṣarámi

I throw my hands in the air I break free Flying high across the uncharted Seeing the unseen Writing the unwritten. Oh what joy, oh what wonder. The yet unspoken coming alive before my very eyes! My center taking shape, I see me. Jack! What is your center? Why is it scary to be a guardian? I never knew it would be this much of a struggle A war between my emotions and I. I suddenly try to speak objectively when all of me is subjective. I am a mess not knowing how to act when shown a little affection the exact replica of the finger I point at you. I am just a mirror of you. A mangled mess, beneath the shiny dross. Conspicuous and attractive, yet hollow. Is it about being seen, heard or approved? I am that Jack Frost Whom I have referenced but never seen. It is me, coming out of my skin Blossoming into this version of me It is no longer my version of events. It is me, finding my center. It no longer matters that no one sees. You sent me. You see. You validat...

I'm free, so free I'm free! I'm singing on and jumping high Cos I'm free Spring to my steps Dance to my feet I'm free, so free. I'm free. All that was needed was a reason Even a stupid one. We found it And you'll never know what was at stake Never miss what you didn't have I bow in peace. I'm free! Fly, Feyisarami. Fly!!

Well deserved, a slap on the right cheek. For refusing to listen to the voice of wisdom. Not everyone wants truth. Not everyone loves love. Not everyone talks so you can respond. I relearned this again today. Everyone has their own choices to make. And i can't Love them more than they love themselves. I have to respect that. It's the boundaries of definition. If anything, it's easy to overwrite everything love has been With one random flop. You easily hold on to the randomest words and skip the entire statement altogether. Just to justify you and yours. But you are exactly what you hate. You just don't want to see it. But it's not my place to say. You requested for a friend, not a judge. You set up boundaries And built your walls so high No one can reach it. But It's not all about you. Everyone has their limits And everything had its own time. You've gotta be willing to look beyond just you. You've gotta be ready to care about ot...

Baba mo wa si waju re, mo wa juba Tokan tokan ni mo wa Niwaju re, Eledumare oba mi, I lift my hands to you. Take all of me Leave nothing untended. Let your hand, Olowogbogboro reach deep And rearrange all that you can use, let life speak. Let the excesses fall away, dead. Make me a new being, leaving the quarry approaching the temple. L'ariwo ba tan! The silence of the temple!! Fi owo re kan mi ki n le ri o, To see you within the whirlwind, Hear your roar above the noise, Know the colour you are within the chaotic mess. Take all of me Leave nothing untended. Let your hand, Olowogbogboro reach deep And rearrange all that you can use, let life speak. Let the excesses fall away, dead. Make me a new being, leaving the quarry approaching the temple. L'ariwo ba tan! The silence of the temple!!

First time I caught a glimpse of you, I was walking down the corridor Of the quiet space And I heard voices up ahead and there you were. Brilliant. Vast. Well spoken. The first time I saw you, At the bus stop just got down from the BRT, After a long and awkward session on the bus. We stood, talking in front of the big grocery store at the bus stop,  And I saw, You. You..  Bright, Beautiful and Simple. Your light buried under lots of dross, Defined by the tags others gave you. Your beauty hidden with 'bragado', A child screaming in silence to be loved. Scared yet scarred. With open arms, I received you as you reminded me of me As usual, I revealed to you a side of me. It was a gift, a deposit...of something beyond time. But because you didn't know better, you couldn't just accept the gift, You could not see the gift to be accepted. But, time is short. Wisdom calls from the highest heights Can you hear her? Will you respond to love? I have call...

One drama on top of the other Back to back No time to inhale. I haven't gotten myself since May. And haven't dared to write since June.... No words, no song, no smiles, no tears. Just chaotic silence. Finally, I soar free I sail beyond the tides. My heart is glad I feel right for the first time in ages. I feel in tune with you. My love knows no bounds. I am truly grateful for these experiences.