Thursday, January 27, 2011

Dangerous hello


Dangerous Hello
By Oluwashina Okeleji on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 9:00am

My fear of being stuck was irrevocably sealed when I realized my new path was filled with all the unconditional verbal attractions.


I was a nervy young teenager, frustrated with deceitful lies, sensitive to a pulp, horrified of speed trains and about to give up on any desert adventure.


Thanks to bumpy roads in the past, I had developed a strong mental wall, a quick tongue and continuous bitching at the sight of another promising route.


It, mine, was a life of little economic value thanks to accumulated sense of loss.


Suddenly all my fears came back, an equal mixture of anxiety and obvious awe.


I wondered if I should have looked away? ignore the platform? change the train as it leads to a pretty familiar destination of sort.


Interestingly, the word was HELLO and the feedback was a cold, scary but motivated HI.


More like money for a ticket sort of transaction at a terminal - quite passive and expressionless.


But this train had all the gadgets and essential securities too good to be true.


Probably apt to say it makes the journey look pretty attractive and worth trying.


Another swift reminder that the last adventure started on earth but ended in hell.


While the weatherman predicts more snowy condition in the winter, my summer unbelievably appear filled with plenty of sunshine.


Thus far the train has been on a cruise control even though fears hover around like a carousel seeking undeserved attention.


Obviously, next time the HELLO will be a lot warmer I guess and the HI should get the train to it's final destination.


I pondered if I should have stayed away from all the screams and lights on a wintry day at the terminal knowing soon all my fears could shatter.


After all life and death is constant with man. Since his life is filled with cry at birth, joy at living and inevitable cry at the sight of death once again.


Not every HELLO and HI has ended well thou, U just ask the undertaker at a town cemetery....

To HELLO thanks, and to HI, our paths will hopefully cross again, one day.



..........Bon chance.

And my SOULja is FOUR

And my SOULja is FOUR
By Oluwashina Okeleji on Saturday,
November 20, 2010 at 1:22am

Your life has been a tough journey
One filled with ups and downs
Guess all tears happened for a reason
Just as every smile has its own season

In you I see my innermost strength
You’ve defied all odds to be here
I have watched you thrived in pains
Yet in those agonies are massive gains

In our challenges we only see the ups

We both live every day in high hopes
Many say you are cute on the outside
But I only see that beauty on the inside

Your arrival was a massive joy in my life
Thanks to you I suddenly grew into a man
Whenever I’m broke I feel rich in your dose
Diamonds and Gold don’t come that close

Our world has been a train on fast track
God drives us while you conduct traffic
You’ve always been right about something
Daddy’s naughty but you’re glittering

In a world that is a battlefield
You’ve taken several bullets
Yet you remain a brave soldier
No one’s been that bolder

You’ve given my life a direction
So today I’m wishing you all the best
God grant you strength and good health
In good health comes the wealth

Remember I look to you
My rib, heart, love and soulja
Distance is only temporary
But my love for you is eternal

Happy Birthday Abdul-Jamal Okeleji
-With love and warmth from Daada