Jeje L’aye Gba
January 25, 2014
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Eso pele l’aye gba, Eso pele l’ejo n gungi agbon, Jeje si l’adie nse lori eyin. Se eye toba fo lafoju O seese ko fo
Eso pele l’aye gba, Eso pele l’ejo n gungi agbon, Jeje si l’adie nse lori eyin. Se eye toba fo lafoju O seese ko fo
Talo mojo ola?Talo matisun eda?Talo mori olola nigba ewe?Sebi riro ni teniyan,Sise nbe lowo Olorun ObaOjo tosu le maroKi Oba oke fi fe afefeOorun
He brought me up But he covered my head With his big cap, I can’t see the road Until I asked from him. ‘Remove your
The market makers are shouting, Praising and persuading the people To please purchase their products. They display the danger And they publicize the poison, “Death
Let us call a fool a fool And let’s give her a mirror to see herself. Because a popular girl behaves immorally; The fool also
‘Naira and Kobo, ‘they say we spend And from the currency table we’ve read That a hundred kobo makes a Naira But we can only
‘Mama, Mama…’ I cried. Mama pet but I still cried. ‘What happened?’ She asked. And I pointed to the ceiling. She looked up, she saw
Nineteen ninety six was the year; The day, Tuesday, first of October. When Nigeria was a year older. Then the black-goggled ruler In his self-succeeding
You mother that sits by the river, Enough is the milk from your breast. But your children still lack and suffer And so they wear
The morning sun was smiling to me; I remembered she did the same yesterday. So that was how yesterday had gone, It flew away and
Omotayo Olaoye is a Chartered Accountant, African Philosopher, Author, Poet and Songwriter.
