A DAY TO SMILE

A wind from the far east
will you blow and ease
the pain of this mind?

Immersed in many losses
grieved by the pain
of labour

Where lies the way?
Shall I lie that I know?
I seek an anchor in this ship

The day is dark
The night is darker
There's a light above

To undo the done
I shall wait yet for
another dawn

It will rain again
It will shine once more
It will be a day to smile

Michael Adeniyi Abiiba
25-01-13 (7:08pm)

THE COCK SHALL CROW

The cock shall crow
That hour beckons
The celebrated and the neglected
Will lie with no breath

The cock shall crow
Riches will find no worth
In that market
Your works alone will stand

The cock shall crow
That day draweth close
All will rise before the judge
And the silks will have no say

The cock shall crow
The last of man shall come
Esteemed flesh fed to the earth 
Inequality no more shall be

Michael A. Abiiba
30-01-13(1:03am)

I STILL LOVE YOU

I promised to hold you
close
I vowed never to let you
down
But now I have let you
go

I cannot bring you
back
I cannot change your
mind
but my heart holds beat for
you

See it as no cheap
word
Hold it close like the breath in your
nose
If nothing is
real
my feelings for you is not
one

Michael Adeniyi Abiiba
25-01-13 (7:35pm)

PlAy uPoN WoRdS II

Excuse me a minute
Let's watch a play
A play of ink on paper

A style so free
Some call freestyle

Up and down the stairs
Just to get a stare

I am not moved an inch
Even when you pinch

Teeth for tate
Life is too short for that

Do you have to bone
When I play a love tone

Let us take the grace
Before we run the race

Let the King reign
And there shall be rain

All I need is water
Cus I ate bread and butter

Please give me your pin
She said that's a long thing

As I drove away
I saw many on one way

Spill the ink
It's all about pink

Whether you play upon words
Just keep all your wards

I thought I said hi
Even though you were high

Let me drop my pen
So I can catch a hen

When we see again
I hope you'll share your gain

Michael Adeniyi Abiiba
28-01-2013 (8:08pm)

THE CENTRE CAN HOLD

Like love birds we flew
to the highest heavens
dared to touch a star
no shackle or bar
pressed to hold us back

Our souls were one
We wore in uniform
I could see me in you
that shadow coming behind

Every time you smile
My light came brighter
You spoke not a word
Yet your sayings were known

This dawn has hurriedly cast into a night
Why should the sun mourn
and the moon dim its ray?

The cracks in the wall
habitable solace for agamas'
We should brood a moment
and give our minds to reason;
why yield to Achebe's prophecy?

Things may fall apart
but the centre is capable
to hold

Abiiba Michael Adeniyi
8-12-2012 (11:32pm)