Pages On The Side Walk

Pages
on
the
Sidewalk
Poems by Olujimi Ojikutu

A Jinglz publication 2005
Copyright© all poems written by

Olujimi Ojikutu.
All rights reserved.
Pages on the sidewalk 2

INTRODUCTION
This book contains poems I’ve

written, both recently and in time past.
After careful deliberation, I decided to
create this anthology which took me a
whole lot to compile- ‘a whole lot’
meaning having to find old jotters,
retrieve lost pieces of paper, and doing
a lot of typing on the computer (which
I consider, to an extent, a considerable
amount of work).
I’ve gone through the poems myself

and sometimes I feel they were
written by someone else; probably
some age old literary sage or some
wacky unintelligent street bum, but all
in all the anthology makes for an
interesting read.
Anthology? Sometimes I feel the word

is not too appropriate for this work- a
little too formal- which does not
conform strictly to poetry standards
and styles (this ain’t your average

collection of poems). I see poetry as
expression, in writing, of the human
mind and soul in reaction to his
environment or his imagination, and
that is what I’ve tried to do in
compiling this collection of what I’d
call “’somethings’ close to poems”.
So join me as I explore the deep and

the trivial, the pedestrian and the
extraterrestrial, the lovely and the
tragic, the sane and the absolutely (I
assure you) insane, the conventional
and the ‘streets’… so have fun
exploring my mind and the mind of so
many others-which I vicariously
assumed. Take a look at the pages I
found on the sidewalk of time.
Ojikutu Olujimi.

CONTENTS
Body, mind and soul 7

Love’s journey 9
Bleeding heart 10
The search 12
To love 13
The power of love 14
Lovely tragedy 15
Life and death. 45
Life to light. 46
Rain drops. 47
When birds stop singing 48
Jaffa’s kingdom 50
Kongolia. 51
Ghetto blues 53
Piano player no suppose quiver 55
Extraterrestrial 57
Kraizay 60
Kraizay II 61
Kraizay III 63
Asatloego- a Casanova’s story 66
“Vivido Livido” 67
Angels of light. 69
Beyond the rhythm. 71
Bread of heaven. 72
Body, Mind and Soul
Body, mind and soul,

these three I possess.
So close to me, they make up my very
entity,
yet, I view them with the utmost
perplexity.
Though they are with me everyday,
I seem not to understand them.
Though different in everyway,
they still try to work together.
The body is always seeking pleasure,
trying to satisfy its urges
and hurting the other two most of the
time.
The mind goes far and wide;
across the seas, into the vast galaxies of
stars,
and deep in the realms of fantasies and
visions.
The soul is always trying to reconcile
the three,
to bridge the gap
created by their continual conflicts.
This trio,
Though different in everyway,

though complex and bemusing,
make up “me”.

Love’s journey
Born with love

Born for love
Through life’s journey
Until love is found
Love redeemed
Love received
Love held close to the breast
Until love unites
Love fuses the soul of two

An entity but two with love
Breaking barriers of time and space
Cause love is greater than eternity.

Bleeding heart
Bleeding heart,
Hurting pride.
Love felt so strong
That pride elopes.
Love envelopes
The soul of one,
One to the other
Love is felt
Raging wars,
Bloody strives,
In the heart of one,
The other’s unknown
When will the hurt be over?

When will the other come over?
To wine,
To dine,
Both in love
To bathe,
For life.
Fusing hearts,
Pride for life,

Love held by two
With glowing hearts.
The wounds are healed,

The love is sealed,
The whole world knows
The love that glows.
The heart is healed

The wounds are sealed
And finally
There is succour
For the bleeding heart.

The search
Still water flows

Like the soul
Looking for answers
Searching for clues
Plying arduous roads
To get to distant lands
That Utopia…
Where everything goes
And every heart sows…
Seeds of love
Seeds of joy
Seeds of peace
…of bliss
Then of sorrow
…And hurt
…and tears
From the heart…
A heart that bleeds…
Blood…
From the not too distant past.

To love
To love
For the craziest things I’ve done
To love
For the motivations and visions
To love
For the never ending passions
Sleepless nights
Senseless strives
Journeys through the world of dreams
Eternal kisses
Fusing souls
All these I owe to love.

The Power of Love
The heartbeat
The life
The soul
The link
Of every man
To every man
The power of love.

Lovely tragedy
I
I was young
He was young
She was young
We were toddlers
Fraught with life
Energetic like jugglers
We played together
Sang together
Danced together
Rolled in the grass together
We might have been forever
Maybe shared the same soul
We promised we would remain
Friends forever
Grow together
School together
Work together
Live together
Have children together
How
We didn’t really care
And then
We would die together
And go to heaven together

Together
We would meet the angels
Together
We would live in paradise
And forever
We would be together.
He
Past the toddler age
They were now in the golden ages
Full of energy
They created a synergy
An unbreakable bond
Envied by all
Until he fell in love
A love he could not resolve
His heart shuddered
His mind pondered
He no longer saw
The little girl
She once was
The little duckling
Was no more a suckling
She had become
A beautiful princess
Gorgeous and priceless.

His heart ached
For he could not have her
She was in love
So much
That she faltered
He could see it in her eyes
He could see it in his’ too
For she was in love with the third
He had been left by the two
All alone and hurt.
She
She was in love
That she was certain of
The way he looked at her
And smiled at her
And talked to her
And the occasional winks at her
She could still remember
The early days
When they played in the grass
And got soiled in wet clay
When they sang pirate songs
And captured imaginary ships
All day long

When they played little pranks
Often getting into trouble
And getting spanked
But those days were over
They were now smarter
Wiser and older
Then he told her
Told her he was in love with her
He gazed into her eyes
And spoke to her gently
In her heart she felt it
A love so strong
That hot tears in her eyes formed
He held her hand tightly
And she felt aloft
Floating so lightly
Then the distance
Between them closed slowly
Until there was no such distance
Their lips had joined
Expressing and exploring
Their hearts had united
Moving in a single rhythm
The day seemed endless
Held in each others arms
Time froze
The moon was full

The stars an awesome bloom
They stood there
Holding each other
Smiling at each other
Staring at each other
Whispering to each other
In each other’s arms they stood
Forever
Or so it seemed
Cause time had become none existent.
I
We shared a passion
That no one had envisioned
Ours was an obsession
In spite of derisions
We shared adventures
Written a love tale
That seemed almost like fiction
Our hearts had undergone a fusion
And our love celestially sanctioned
But fate had come in

My family was moving
To the other side
Of the big green and blue ball

I was devastated
She was disillusioned
He
He was sad
But
I thought I saw a glimpse
Just a glimpse of gladness in his eyes
Maybe not
That last night
We held on to each other
With no cares and bothers
We wanted to stay together
Arm in arm forever
That night we shared a passion
So strong
It almost had a life of its own
Passions that shaped memories
Etched forever in our hearts
We promised an undying love
Sealed by blood
Witnessed by the elements
But fate had the last say
Life had parted our ways
But not even life
Or death
Or the elements
Not even distance

Would take our love away
But fate had the last laugh
For at this time
We were to go our separate ways.
He
Finally
I had a chance with her
He had gone
Yes
He had gone
And I had the chance
To finally be with her
To profess my undying love for her
But she was too devastated
Their separation was a torment
To her soul
She walked around
As if striped of life
Like a zombie
But she would come around
I would wait
Wait
And wait
Until the right time
When his memory has been wiped

From her mind
Then I would have her
And if it not
I would still have her
Even if it was the last thing I did
Yes
I would profess my love
The love I’d had
For so long
The love that had made my heart
Thud with pain
Each time I saw her
All I could hear in my head was her
name
Then I promised myself
I would tell her of my undying love
A million times
If I had to
The sight of her
Still made the blood in my veins
Pump with adrenaline
By death I swear
I would have her
All to myself
We would share a love
She never imagined
Of having with him

Yes
I’ll open up
A new passage
In her life
Fraught with passion
And adventures
Raging with love
And fervor
I would tell her of my undying love
If it was the last thing I did
Her heart
I would pursue
With all the breath in me
And until I had her
My soul would find no rest
It was a long time since he left

And she had yet recovered from the
shock
And as I walked to her
I knew very well
I was about to expose her to another
shock
I knew what I had to do
And I knew why
It would never die
So

I had to let it out
I called her name
And she looked up
I saw sadness in her eyes
But still
My blood pumped
With raging love for this angel before
me
I sat next to her
And looked into her eyes
I knew what I was about to tell her
And didn’t care
For what she might say or do
For I’ll keep coming
Keep coming
And never give up
Even to my last breath
I would keep coming
Until she comes around
And together
We would share a love
She had before now
Never found
As I stared into those eyes
I knew what I had to do.

She
My love was gone
Oh!
My love
My love
My precious love
I would never forget my love
How could I forget
The love of my life
The one who made days worth living
How could I forget
The one who puts a smile on my face
When I am sad and down
How could I forget
The one who showed me
A new facet of live everyday
How could I forget
The one who made me love
Love him
With so much passion and vigour
With a love
That made my heart tremble
And my soul sparkle
We shared a love
So strong and deep
That time and space
Had no meaning

To us
We were in eternity in each other’s arms
And the kisses
Oh!
Those lasted forever
But now he was gone
Gone to far away lands
I waited and waited
For the day I would see him
But he never came
I wished and hoped
But my love was gone
Gone
Gone
To some day return I hoped
Into my waiting arms
Meeting my expecting heart
He was gone
But still remained
Yes
In my heart
In there he would never leave
Not time
Nor pain
Nor distance
Nor death
Yes

Not even death
Would make me forget my love
I waited
And hoped
That some day
He would return
And our love would be rekindled
And the fire that’s burned in our hearts
Would form a conflagration
Love that would never end
But days turned into weeks
Weeks into months
Months into years
Years into more years
Until I gave up hoping
And waiting
That he would someday show up
Life had to go on
But my love for him would never end
The fire could not be quenched
I was given love
Showered love
But I never gave in return
Waiting for my love
Maybe it was time
To give
And start all over

Maybe it was time
To find love elsewhere
And wake up
From the hurt
Of expectant love
He had approached me
Probably a million times
Coaxed and cajoled
Even promised me paradise
We were friends
But was I ready to love him
My heart still ached
From expecting my love
I could only live in paradise with my
love
But can I wait
Maybe I should give him a chance
Maybe
Maybe I could find love with him
At least we were all friends
So maybe
Just maybe
We were all connected
So
Just maybe
I could find love with him

So finally
I said yes
Yes to his love
And yes to his heart
And finally I said yes
The hurtful painful yes
Hurtful and painful
Because deep in my heart
I hoped it was my love
My true love
Who was forever etched in my heart
But maybe
Just maybe
I would fall in love again
With the one
Who so much wanted my love
And we would live happily forever after
Just maybe.
I
I was finally back
To the only home I’d ever had
The home that was etched in my heart
And not even time could expunge
I was finally home
Home sweet home

With memories that would last forever
Memories of a childhood
Filled with laughter
And adventure
Memories of friendship
Friendship with the two
Most wonderful friends I’d ever had
And memories of love
First a friend
Then my love
A wonderful friend
Then my wonderful love
I remember as kids
When the three of us would play in the
sun
And dance in the rain
Then those times were over
we were older
And I fell in love with her
We shared a love
So strong
And so deep
That it still makes my voice quiver
Memories
All memories
Memories and nothing more
For though I still felt the love

That sometimes made my heart ache
I could do nothing about it
Life had to go on
I had left not knowing when I would
return
If I would return
I didn’t want to live on false hope
I didn’t want her to live on false hope
It was better
If we were but memories in each others
minds
Life must go on
But what fond memories
What passionate memories
What indelible memories
Memories that would never go
No matter how hard I tried
I just hoped she had moved on
And had effaced the memories
She was now married
At least to our friend
Maybe ours was not meant to be
And fate had theirs already written
At least we were connected
Friends
Maybe it was better that way
They seemed happy

He seemed on top of the world
She
She seemed happy
Seemed
On the outside
When our eyes met
I still saw the fire in her eyes
It still burned with so much rage
And passion
She still wanted me
And I
I still wanted her
How selfish
To have such feelings
He was my friend
Our friend
And didn’t deserve this
He deserved to be loved
For I could see he loved her
With so much passion
Maybe as much passion as I had
But I was afraid for him
For I knew she couldn’t love him
I couldn’t stop loving her either
Selfish me
I still wanted her
She still wanted me

I shouldn’t have returned
At least they would have been happy
Now I was here
And it was only a matter of time
In our hearts
We had already rekindled the fire
That once burned with so much verve
And relived
Each time our eyes met
The moments of passion we had
When heartbeat
Breath
Body
And soul became one
And it was only a matter of time
Only a matter of time.
He
He was back
To ruin my life
To take my love away from me
After all these years
He was finally back
Or could I be wrong
Maybe he had moved on
And had found someone else

But the exchanged glances
Between the former lovers
Gives me nothing but shivers
Fear
Not of losing my love
But of what I might do
I love her so much
And no one
No one
Could take her away from me
Not even him
I was one with her now
Bonded in marriage
Till death do us path
Death
Do us path
Nothing else
Not even him
At least we were friends
For now
He was my friend
Until
I don’t even want to think about it.
She
Fires rekindled

Sparkles and twinkles
Love returned
Unabashed and unburned
My love
My love
My love had returned
But what shall I do
For I was joined
Joined with one I loved not
With the hope of a love
That came not
And finally
My love had returned
Reviving passions
That quenched not
Our gazes meet
Our souls connect
Memories of love so sweet
Even immortals can’t forget
I longed for his touch
His kisses
And hugs
The sensuous nights
The passion fraught moments
I would give anything
Anything
Even my other half

To relive those moments
To share a heartbeat
To connect with the soul
To bathe in ecstasy
With the one I love
The one I’d ever love
My one true love
Anything
Even my soul
For just a moment
With love.
I
One heartbeat
One soul
One body
One mind
Her breath I felt
Her chest pressed against mine
I knew we were meant to be
The flames ignited
The passions revived
Finally
We were together
Exploring each other
Just like old times

With one tune and rhyme
Was this a crime
For she wasn’t mine
Though now she was
And that was all that mattered
Since I set my eyes on her
I had dreamt of this moment
And finally
It was here
One heartbeat
One soul
One body
One mind
Finally
She was in my arms
Finally
I could caress her sweet breasts
Finally
I could explore her celestial curves
Finally
We had connected
It seemed like we’d been apart forever
And I wished the moment
Would last forever
She was in my arms
And I was in hers
And that was all that mattered

Finally
One heartbeat
One soul
One body
One mind.
He
Rage
Rage
It was all I felt
Nothing but rage
It consumed me like wild fire
Eating deep into the depths of my soul
Filling my senses with the doom that
would come
Rage
I felt the darkness surge within me
I heard the voices sound in my head
Revenge
Revenge
Death
Death
I had been stabbed in the heart
I couldn’t live without her
I was already dead
So why not give death for death

It killed me to see them
Cuddled and enthralled
In a passion
I could never give her
Tears streamed down my eyes
Tears of pain
For what was before me
Tears of hatred
Hatred for him
For her
For them
For I had been stabbed
Not in the back
But in the heart
Tears of fear
For what I was to do
And tears of loss
Loss of love
A love I gave with all my heart
Loss of life
For I had no reason to live
And they didn’t deserve to live
I had feared for this moment
For I knew it would come
I thought about the times we had
The friendship we once shared
And the love

A love that shaped our destinies
The past
The present
And the darkness
For the future was nothing but darkness
All played like a cinema screen before
my eyes
As I drove the dagger deeper
Deeper into the side of the one
That was once a friend
But no more
For I hated him
I had learnt to hate him
Tears streamed down my eyes
And memories played on in my mind
He had taken my love from me
For I had loved her
Even before he did
I had loved her from childhood
And had dreamt of moments
We would spend together
The children we would have together
The love we would share together
He had taken it all from me
And now he was going to pay
With death
Death for death

Our eyes met
And he stared into my eyes
And I into his
And in it was no fear
Or pain
Or sorrow
In it
I saw love
Forgiveness
Satisfaction
And even a yearning
For he had awaited death
And knew it would come
He stared at death with a smile
For he knew it was the price
The price he had to pay
For the moment of his dreams
A moment to relive the passions
Death
Was the price for love
I drove the dagger deeper
And deeper
And deeper
And I could see life ebb out of him
Yet he didn’t put up a fight
He took it with all temerity
For he had embraced death

He had loved till death
And then a sound came from a distance

And then a pain
A pain so sharp cut through my chest
It wasn’t from him
For I saw him fall
Right into the waiting arms of death
It was her
The devil had the black metal of death
aimed at me
I felt life ooze out of me
As I stared at the devil
Who had released me to the pits of hell
I kept my gaze on the one I loved
That he loved
Oh!
The devil
Her love had cost us both our lives
It was the price two had to pay for
loving one
Death
Was the price
Her tear soaked face
Was my final sight
As I was slowly drawn
Deep into the waiting arms of death

I dined with death
For a love that was never mine
A life for a life
A heart for a heart
Death for love
Life
Was forever gone.
She
He took the life of my love
The only one I had ever loved
And I had nothing but hate for him
A life for a life
He had to die
And I prayed his soul suffered in hell
I took my love in my arms
And saw life
Ebb away from him
He had sacrificed his life
For a moment with me
A last moment indeed
Forever will I cherish
The moments with him
But without him
I had no life
Life for death

The black metal of death was now my
companion
And in it held the key
To joining my love forever
The key I took
The door I opened.
I
Love for life
Life for death
The soul of three
Forever free
Destiny
Had tied us
Death had freed us
For finally
We were freed
From a love that only brought pain
Tragedy and strain
For love had held us bound
And death had set us free.

Life and death
Life and death

Opposite but the same
Life is just but death
And death is just but life
I live I say
But little do I know
That I just exist
My soul has been quenched
Of its fire
And I walk about
Like a zombie
Living but dead
We die we say
But little do we know
That we’ve just been freed
Our souls have been rekindled
And we soar to the heavens
Like angels
Dead but living

Life to Light
Life is but a journey

Step by step
Each hurdle to scale
Each wall to break
Each mountain to climb
Each river to cross
Until the goal is reached
To touch that distant
Shiny light
The brightness of eternity.

Rain drops
Water flowing
Down the windows
Winds screaming
Through the meadows
Little drops tapping
On the roof tops
Everybody’s running
From the rain drops.

When the Birds stop Singing
When the birds stop singing,

The trees turn yellow,
The sky turns grey,
And the sun turns red.

The morning becomes gloom,
The afternoons stick like glue,
And the night, a mass of doom.

My heart becomes heavy,
Cause the songs that lift my soul
Seize to make me merry.
O birds,
Please sing.
Please save me that joy
Your music brings.
O birds,
Please sing.
Please make that music
With your sonorous cooing,

O birds,
Please don’t stop.
Lest my heart seizes to beat
And I drop.

Jaffa’s Kingdom
Jaffa’s kingdom.
Built on a foundation of sin;
Blood was shed,
Souls were chained,
To build a kingdom,
Bold but vain.
The kingdom prospered,

The kingdom conquered,
But the lost souls
Forever cried in agony and pain.
Jaffa’s kingdom must pay with blood.

Jaffa’s soul must pay with eternal
torment.
Blood for blood,
Soul for soul,
Jaffa’s kingdom
Is lost for eternity.

KONGOLIA
Back in the kingdom of kongolia…
Where children are born warriors…
Where an infant is skilled in the art of

the sword…
And a child wields an arrow with the

prowess of an age long warrior…
Where the men are valiant and bold…
And the women sweet and caring…
Where the warriors are myths…
And the kings, gods…
Where every flower has thorns…
And rivers are red with enemy blood…
Where peace is fought for…
And war, a fun sport…

KONGOLIA…
The great Kongolia.

Ghetto blues
I wake up in the morning

And I look up the ceiling
Then down at my siblings
All stretched out around me
I leave home to begin the new day
Home being one room
I begin the struggle not before I pray
I was born a hustler
Didn’t just start yesterday
Out in the streets
My second home
I look for tits and bits
To make my treasures grow
Through smoke filled air
Ganja concentrate
Through crowd filled places
I’m not alone in the game
Through noise filled rooms
Everybody’s boss
Through brawls and tussles
It’s a game for the fittest
Through closed alleys and gang duels
Speed is a necessity
But somehow
Someway

Everyday
I come back home
My one roomed home
In one piece
With one dream
That somehow
Someway
Someday
I’d rule the streets
Cause I’ve lived the tune
And now I’ve mastered it
The tune of the ghetto blues.

Piano player no suppose quiver
I get on my piano
Not sending no lampoon
I won sing I tell ma self
I no fit be put on a shelf
The eyes dem dey look
The voices dem dey whisper
But me I no shiver
Piano Player no suppose quiver
Dem look me
I look dem
Dem begin wait
I begin play
Dem begin sway
I begin pray
Pray as I sing
Make me voice no fling
I play me piano
I sing me song
Dem smile
Dem cry
Dem nod
Dem sigh
I finish me song
I quench me piano
Dem smile

Dem stand
Dem shout
Dem clap
But me I no shiver
Piano player no suppose quiver

Extraterrestrial
A strange planet this is…

They come in different colours,
Speak different languages,
Wear different outfits,
Even different hairdos.
Strange, isn’t it?
Earthlings…
What else can we call them?
They all live on earth.
That’s the only common thing about
them.
Thank the solars
They have the same colour of blood
And possess the same body mechanism,
Apart from that,
I have never seen such a diverse group
of people
Inhabiting one planet.
And what strange anatomy they possess.
How can a being have just two eyes?
Strange, don’t you agree?
Wonder how they see what’s behind
them.
Heard a popular term here on earth,
‘Stabbed in the back’.

There must have been many cases of
back stabs,
Which brings me back to the case
Of beings just having two eyes.
Pretty ineffective, won’t you agree?
These beings also have just two hands.
Two legs are understandable,
But two hands?
The only monotasked beings I have
come across.
Sad,
They can’t perform more than one task
optimally.
Pretty inefficient you’d agree.
They don’t even have gills,
Can’t breathe underwater.
Wonder what would happen
In a case of mass flooding?
I don’t even want to think about it.
Just flood em
And you wipe em all out.
Strange…
Strange beings indeed.
They also just have one heart,
And no chlorophyll in their blood.
Guess that’s why their blood is so red,
Unlike the greenish red that is the norm.

Doubt if they would last too long
without food.
And talking about food, these beings eat
their animals.
Barbaric!
Never seen such strange beings in my
years of existence.
Five hundred years traveling round the
universe
And this is sure the strangest planet I’ve
seen.
Earth…
Earthlings…
Human beings…
I should bring my folks to see this place,
They would enjoy its anomalies.
I bet they would.
Earth,
I’ll be back.

Kraizay!
Am I going kraizay?
Are my thoughts going haizay?
My moments of deep thoughts…
Of no thoughts actually.
Then…
No such moments actually.
Maybe I should just do and say,
And don’t think…
To clear the haze
And not go kraizay.

Kraizay II
Sometimes I just keep thots in a box

In a special corner in my mind
And anytime I want em
I just bring em out
And roll with em
Dance with em
Laugh with em
Cry with em
Then
The box is empty
And full again
Then
There’s no box
And no corner
And no mind
It is all vague
Maybe that’s what I get
For keeping the forbidden box
Of excess thots
Maybe I shouldn’t think
Maybe I should just look ahead
And smile
And write
And not think
Maybe that’s what I’m doing now

I mean
Now
I mean
There’s no box
Kraizay
Is that what I am
I’m I goin kraizay.

kraizayIII
Kraaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzaaaaaaaa
aaaayyy!!!
The brain touch
It’s started all over
Me vision’s getting blurred
The haze
Its coming back
Vague
Vague
The word means more
To me
To you
To us
Me and you
Me and I
And me
Are me
Are going
Kraizay!
The boxes tones ‘n’ tones of em
No room in my mind
I need to blow em all up
Into smithereens
Pieces
Shards

Tiny bits…
Whatever!
I try creating more room
But I can’t
The boxes are choking me!
Killing me!
Maybe I need to create
Yes!
A new mind
Yes! I’ll create a new mind
With a new space
With no boxes
No boxes!
At all!
I have to stop…
Stop thinking
Yeah!
I’ll just exist
Walk n talk
n play
n…
n…
n…
Don’t think!
Don’t think!
I must not think!
No boxes!

No mind!
Kraizay
Is that what I am?
Kraizay!

Astaloego- a Casanova’s story
Astaloego
See yah whenever
With the lolitas
I’m okay not sober.
Astaloego
‘m not a Casanova
But the game is never over
With the Spanish conchitas.
Astaloego
Chillin ‘n waiting
The bait is set
Waiting to be game.
Astaloego
I’m getting tired
Think I’ll retire
‘n let the game be over.
Astaloego
The game is over.

“Vivido Livido”
Life is but abstract,

without form and void.
A stereotyped cacophony of duties,

an endless circle of protocols.
When will it all end?
When will the jaded

feeling of repetition end?
When will life be alive?
When will the chains

of unending formalities end?
When will life be freedom,

and freedom be life?
When will life become

a medium for exploration,
not exploitation?
When will true joy

be seen on the faces of all?

True joy,
from true hope,
from true freedom,
from true life.
“Vivido Livido”.

Angels of light
But for the angels of light,

Who watch over us
During dark moments
And guard us
Against dark forces.
As we wade
In the dark waters,
Surrounded by creatures
Of darkness,
Waiting for the right moment
To darken our lives,
The angels are there,
Shining the light,
Giving us sight
Of the dark paths
That lie ahead of us.
If only we could see
All the creatures of darkness
In our paths,
The giant monsters,
The one eyed ogres,
The deadly serpents,
The blood sucking vampires,
The floating spirits,
And the earth bound zombies.

If only we could see,
Then we be thankful,
For the angels
That fight against the forces
That be against us,
That light the pit
Snare and trap filled paths
That lie before us.
Thank God
For the angels of light.

Beyond the rhythm
The beats roll

The harmony flows
The body sways
To the movement of the air
The sounds filter
Through space
They glitter
Caressing the ears
With the passions of the rhythm
But it’s not the rhythm
It’s not the sound
It’s not the beats
It’s beyond that
It’s the heart
It’s the spirit
It’s the soul
It’s life
‘MUSIC’
It’s beyond the rhythm.

Bread of heaven
The bread
The life
Sent from above
By he himself
He died
And rose
Rose for us
Rise shall we
To be like him
Cause it’s beyond the rhythm
Of life itself
It is the soul of eternity
The love for love
To be like God
To be with him
Sons to the father
Forever.

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This book contains poems I’ve

I’ve gone through the poems myself

Anthology? Sometimes I feel the word

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So join me as I explore the deep and

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Body, mind and soul,

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Born with love

Love fuses the soul of two

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When will the hurt be over?

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The wounds are healed,

The heart is healed

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Still water flows

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It was a long time since he left

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And then a sound came from a distance

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Life and death

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Life is but a journey